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Assisted dying: How can we be certain someone wants to die?

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April 1, 2025

28 minutes

Available for over a year

We continue our exploration of some of the issues that could crop up if assisted dying becomes law under The Terminally Ill Adults End of Life Bill that is currently working its way through Parliament.

Today we tackle safeguarding. How can we be certain an assisted death is what the person wants? And who should even bring up the conversation?

To discuss we're ed 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

Presenter: James Gallahgher

Producers: Hannah Robins

Assistant Production: Tom Bonnett and Siobhan