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Parliament must heed public opinion on assisted dying | Letters

the Guardian·Guardian Staff·28 days ago
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The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent research and policy centre that aims to put ethics at the centre of decision-making about bioscience and health so that we all benefit. We agree that public views should be central to the debate on assisted dying ( Editorial, 29 April ). This is why we commissioned England’s first citizens’ jury on assisted dying in 2024, which produced rich and independent evidence about what the English public think about assisted dying, and the ethical, social and practical considerations that underpin their views. Over eight weeks, 30 jurors – who were reflective of the demographic makeup of the English population – spent a total of 24 hours hearing evidence from experts, engaging with perspectives from all sides of the debate, and deliberating in groups. At the final vote, the jury concluded that the law should be changed to permit terminally ill adults, with capacity, to access an assisted death.…

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