Autonomy – from the Greek autonomia, the freedom to live by one’s own laws. More commonly defined today as ‘freedom from external control or influence; independence’ (Oxford dictionary), or philosophically as ‘the doctrine that the individual human will is or ought to be governed only by its own principles and laws’ (Collins English dictionary). The Stanford encyclopedia… Continue reading autonomy & baby boomers
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dignity in dying
I attended the AGM of Dignity in Dying today – an extremely well attended meeting (I estimated that there were about 200 present). The focus of the meeting was the forthcoming second reading in the House of Lords of Lord Falconer’s bill on assisted dying. The bill is clear and concise, and if passed will… Continue reading dignity in dying
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