My Death, My Decision with Phil Cheatle

One of life's 2 certainties is that we will all die (.......the other being tax!). People are living longer, but more of us are spending our final months or years with a very poor quality of life which some consider to be below the level they personally would wish to experience. 

How much choice should we have in deciding the manner and timing of our death? Under what circumstances should people have legal access to drugs that can provide a peaceful death? What involvement should doctors have in the safe provision and controlled use of such drugs? 

These are complex ethical questions of our time, with strong opinions and concerns on all sides of the debate.  And things are beginning to change. A recent BMA (British Medical Assoc) survey showed that now 50% of their members support some form of assisted dying; the Royal College of Physicians and Royal College…