Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

John Wyatt has recently written a very good article on euthanasia and assisted suicied in the Cambridge Papers: towards a Biblical Mind collection. The paper argues that the arguments in favour of assisted suicide are no longer centred on unbearable suffering or pain. Instead proposers of assisted suicide and euthanasia, are stressing now the important of choice and control over the time and manner of death. This is coupled says Wyatt with "fears about the sociala dn economic consequences of increasing numbers of elderly and dependent individuals". Read the full abstract and access to the paper following this link.

Resources on End of Life Issues

The UK Clinical Ethics Network provides extremely useful information on the current frameworks available to make ethical decisions concerning end of life issues. Their website links to national policy and guidelines on end of life as well as providing links to a number of medical guidelines approved by medical professional bodies on end of life issues. this website is a useful resource.