April 01, 2025

Assisted dying: Who’s eligible under the proposed bill?

27 minutes

The Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill is working its way through Parliament. If it became law in England and Wales it would be one of those moments in history that profoundly changes society. There are similar discussions taking place in Scotland, the Isle of Man and Jersey too.

To be clear about what we’re doing on Inside Health. We’re not going to debate the rights or wrongs of assisted dying. Or go through the politics of the Bill. Instead, over the next few episodes we’re going to explore some of the issues that will come up if assisted dying goes ahead.

We’re going to start with eligibility and who could get an assisted death under the proposed rules?

To discuss we're joined by:

Katherine Sleeman - Professor of Palliative Care at King's College London

David Nicholl - Consultant Neurologist at University Hospital Birmingham

Mark Taubert - Consultant Palliative Medicine at NHS Wales

Erica Borgstrom - Professor of Medical Anthropology at The Open University

Also in the programme we have exclusive research on the differences between men and women’s immune systems and why that affects the risks of infection and even autoimmune disease. James speaks Professor Lucy Wedderburn from the Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and Director of the Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology at University College London, and Associate Professor Dr Lizzy Rosser also from the Centre for Adolescent Rheumatology at University College London.

Presenter: James Gallagher

Producers: Hannah Robins & Tom Bonnett

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