Assisted Dying: What's really at stake? In conversation with Ilora Finlay and Julian Hughes
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Assisted Dying is back on the legislative agenda, with parliament voting on it this autumn. It is a profound and contentious debate about which good and well-meaning people can and do disagree deeply.
What is really at stake here? Apart from the obvious, the debate kicks up some profound and difficult questions about most important ideas concerning human life.
For example, how far should we respect people's autonomy and choice? What constitutes a meaningful life? And what is the meaning of human dignity?
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