Assisted Dying

Sep 23, 2021 · 42m 54s
Assisted Dying
Chapters

01 · Introduction

Introduction

1s

02 · Thought for the Podcast - Andrew O'Hagan

Thought for the Podcast - Andrew O'Hagan

1m 9s

03 · Humanist Conversations: Reverend Scott McKenna and Fraser Sutherland

Humanist Conversations: Reverend Scott McKenna and Fraser Sutherland

3m 24s

04 · Lived Experience - Sarah Drummond, Zoe Black and Victoria Burns. Content warning: Description of traumatic death, not su

Lived Experience - Sarah Drummond, Zoe Black and Victoria Burns. Content warning: Description of traumatic death, not su

11m 32s

05 · Fact for the Podcast - Brain Eggo

Fact for the Podcast - Brain Eggo

23m 8s

06 · International Perspective - Frankie Bennett and Marco Biagi

International Perspective - Frankie Bennett and Marco Biagi

32m 47s

07 · Thanks and acknowledgements

Thanks and acknowledgements

40m 55s

Description

This episode focuses on assisted dying and we hear from a range of people who support a change in Scottish law to allow the option of assisted dying for terminally...

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This episode focuses on assisted dying and we hear from a range of people who support a change in Scottish law to allow the option of assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults. The podcast is hosted by Ally Thomson, director of Dignity in Dying Scotland, and opens with award winning Scottish author Andrew O’Hagan explaining why he supports legalised assisted dying. Next up our Chief Exec Fraser Sutherland is in conversation with Church of Scotland Minister Reverend Scott McKenna as they discuss how Scott balances his religious beliefs with his support for assisted dying. The third segment of our podcast involves a very raw conversation between the daughters of Heather Black, an Edinburgh charity worker and campaigner who died a very traumatic death last year. CONTENT WARNING: This segment involves graphic description of a difficult death and is not suitable for younger listeners or anyone who may be affected by descriptions of a traumatic death, grief, and trauma arising from either of these. In his regular segment, Brian Eggo fact checks some of the common mistruths used by opponents of assisted dying. We end the podcast with a trip down under as ex-MSP Maro Biagi and assisted dying campaigner for Go Gentle Australia Frankie Bennet discuss what lessons Scotland can take from the successful assisted dying campaigns that have been held in Australia and New Zealand.

If you agree with what you have heard on this podcast, please make your support known by taking part in the public consultation on the assisted dying bill that Liam McArthur MSP has put before the Scottish Parliament. All responses must be in by 22nd December 2021, and to make this incredibly important change we need the silent majority of Scots who are in support of assisted dying for terminally ill, legally competent adults to make their voices heard.

Complete a consultation response: https://www.assisteddying.scot/

Transcript: https://www.humanism.scot/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/HumanKind-Podcast-Episode-3-transcript-.docx

This podcast deals with many difficult issues and if you have been affected by them please see below for some sources of support and further information:
Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland: http://www.crusescotland.org.uk/
The Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/?nation=scotland
Breathing Space: https://breathingspace.scot/
Dignity in Dying Scotland: https://www.dignityindyingscotland.org.uk/
Friends at the End: https://fate.scot/
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Author Humanist Society Scotland
Organization Humanist Society Scotland
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