Assisted dying in practice: international experiences and implications

This report explores 15 jurisdictions across the world to see what the UK can learn from other countries as the UK and Scottish Parliaments debate bills to legalise assisted dying and potentially set up assisted dying services. It finds that that safe and effective implementation will require substantial planning, infrastructure and funding, all of which are scarce in today’s NHS amid staff cuts, reorganisation, tight finances and variation in access to end of life care.