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Experts Open Letter on Assisted Dying w/ Dion Howard: November 12, 2019

Experts Open Letter on Assisted Dying w/ Dion Howard: November 12, 2019

Experts Open Letter on Assisted Dying w/ Dion Howard: November 12, 2019 Experts Open Letter on Assisted Dying w/ Dion Howard: November 12, 2019, 24.01 MB
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Recently, a group of 21 mental health experts signed an open letter to MPs detailing the facts and evidence regarding assisted dying and suicide rates. 

95bFM explores the grey areas and uncertainties around the euthanasia debate that has divided the nation.

Reporter Rachel Simpson talks sci-fi futures, the precautionary principle, and the meaning of rights. She speaks to Dion Howard, who is a registered nurse and specialist youth mental health worker. They discuss the experience and point of view of professionals who see these issues first hand.