'This House Supports Assisted Dying'

Speakers:
Mr Oscar Dunn - Year 3 Medical Student, Hull York Medical School
Dr Greg Richardson - Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, York
Mr James Challinor - Year 3 Medical Student, Hull York Medical School
Dr Jeff Clarke  - Consultant Psychiatrist for Older Adults, Harrogate

 The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is currently undergoing scrutiny in the House of Lords. If it becomes law, it will allow people in England and Wales with less than six months to live to seek a physician-assisted death.

But is it ever right that doctors should actively participate in ending life? How can this align with our ancient Hippocratic principle to ‘do no harm’?
 
Or is the relief of suffering and distress more important than treatment to preserve life? Does assisted dying simply offer modern compassionate medicine, and place patients at the centre of decisions about their own life?

Join us for a stimulating evening debating the ethics and reality of assisted dying - a topic of continuing importance to everyone involved in healthcare.
 
You will have the opportunity to offer your own views, and to vote before and after you have heard from our four speakers.
 
Please note that the opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the speakers or of York Medical Society and do not endorse any particular position.
 

Join us for drinks from 7pm.

Meeting starts at 7.30pm followed by supper if booked. 

Two course meal with wine – £25 per head - please book your supper before Wednesday 25 March 2026.

This meeting will be face to face in the York Medical Society rooms and also shared via Zoom.

Open to York Medical Society members and their guests. Please book via the usual mailing.