‘I was denied being with her in her last moments’: campaigners on assisted dying bill theguardian.com/society/2024/n…

Under 1,000 patients a year may opt for assisted dying if bill passes, MP says theguardian.com/society/2024/n…

“One worry I have is that Simon has a tendency for the big gesture. This may be the big gesture to end them all … I worry that he will feel locked into it even if he has second thoughts later.” theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

“This, as Brooker writes, is what it is to be with someone as they are dying, to feel the prospect of their end crashing into the brutal fact that your empathy has its limits because you will continue to live.” theguardian.com/books/2024/feb…

See ⬇️ for a classic example of how cultural productions are used in assisted dying law making processes.

Literary policy making

"If this were just a book about the treacherous and tender currents that run between mothers and daughters, it would be enough. Instead, After also explores euthanasia [...] and the increasing problem of elder opioid abuse." theguardian.com/books/2017/apr…

In the short satirical film ‘The Mother Situation,’ three adult siblings gather for their mother’s planned #assisteddeath only to discover she has changed her mind, and that they will consequently not be receiving their inheritance as promptly as expected. assistedlab.ch/visual/the-mot…

In the trailer for this short film, the entry for which was written and researched by Joe Wood, three adult siblings debate whether you can “commit euthanasia” and ask their mother why she’s decided she wants to live. youtube.com/watch?v=I0pWQT…

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