Lessons from the world's assisted dying capital [Replay]
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🗓️ 5 October 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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This month, Parliament will look at proposals to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their lives. To better understand this controversial topic, we’re revisiting our episode from March, where we explored what we can learn from Canada, often referred to as the world’s assisted dying capital since it legalised the practice in 2016.
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