Cambridge Vice-Chancellor's Dialogues: Is assisted dying compassionate or dangerous for society?

Professor Deborah Prentice, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, presents the first of the Vice-Chancellor’s Dialogues.
This inaugural event focused on the question of whether assisted dying is compassionate or dangerous for society. This discussion happened at a time when a Bill to enable terminally ill adults to be provided with assistance to end their own life is being debated by UK Parliament. There have been a number of attempts to legislate in this area, all of which so far have failed, although opinion polls suggest public support for the idea.
Our speakers are:
Dr Jonathan Romain was appointed Chair of Dignity in Dying, the UK’s leading campaign for a change in the law on assisted dying, in June 2023.
Dr Amy Proffitt speaks for Living and Dying Well, the group promoting access to excellent care at the end of life and standing against the legalisation of assisted suicide.
Dr Zoë Fritz, a Wellcome fellow in Society and Ethics at the University of Cambridge, and a Consultant Physician in Acute Medicine at Addenbrooke’s Hospital. She works with colleagues in the Faculties of Law and Philosophy to ensure solutions are philosophically grounded and legally robust, as well as clinically practical and acceptable to all stakeholders.
The event took place at Selwyn College on 8 November 2023

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Very informative discussion and, as a member of the public, I appreciated having access to it.