What the papers have said at the end of February There is one main topic for the week, introduced by Sarah Bosely in ‘Austerity linked to life expectancy' … [Read more...]
THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO SAY
Death, discrimination and deprivation
Noticed in the newspapers: week ending 11.1.2020 Letters: Bags of Life (and more) Frank Cartwright tells of the response from a till girl when he asked if a bag was guaranteed to outlast him: … [Read more...]
House of Lords Inquiry
House of Lords asks about illness-free later life The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee's inquiry on ageing, science, technology and healthy living sought evidence from interested … [Read more...]
National attitudes to death
On our News page there is a report about an initiative earlier in 2018 by Co-op Funeralcare: the provision of low-cost funerals which involve no mourners and no ceremony. The Co-op announced that it … [Read more...]
Euthanasia
A recent ‘long read’ contribution in The Guardian explores reflections on the availability of legal access to euthanasia in a growing number of countries. The subject is headlined: Death on Demand: … [Read more...]
Older people, depression and its treatment
A commentary on recent research and media reports by David Jolley, a member of the Christians on Ageing Executive Committee and, formerly, holding senior positions in the study of Old Age Psychiatry … [Read more...]
Assisted Dying
The Royal College of Physicians has recently adopted a position of neutrality on whether or not the law should be changed to allow a doctor to hasten a patient’s death in keeping with their expressed … [Read more...]
