Karla Adam

If you zoom out, you see these really two human instincts playing out, which is the desire to alleviate human suffering and the desire to protect the vulnerable. And it's playing out not just in Parliament, but also across society. We've had former prime ministers and faith leaders and those in the medical community all weighing in. And yeah, it's been very emotional.

If you zoom out, you see these really two human instincts playing out, which is the desire to alleviate human suffering and the desire to protect the vulnerable. And it's playing out not just in Parliament, but also across society. We've had former prime ministers and faith leaders and those in the medical community all weighing in. And yeah, it's been very emotional.

I was just looking this up and I found one poll that showed over 70% of people back assisted dying. With some restrictions. So, I mean, there's overwhelming support for this here. And in a way, the politics are catching up with public opinion and not just public opinion in 2024. There has long been support for assisted dying in the UK and not just in the UK and in several countries as well.

I was just looking this up and I found one poll that showed over 70% of people back assisted dying. With some restrictions. So, I mean, there's overwhelming support for this here. And in a way, the politics are catching up with public opinion and not just public opinion in 2024. There has long been support for assisted dying in the UK and not just in the UK and in several countries as well.

I was just looking this up and I found one poll that showed over 70% of people back assisted dying. With some restrictions. So, I mean, there's overwhelming support for this here. And in a way, the politics are catching up with public opinion and not just public opinion in 2024. There has long been support for assisted dying in the UK and not just in the UK and in several countries as well.

Where else do you see this debate playing out? Yeah, it's playing out in a lot of countries. And I should say that it is illegal in most countries around the world. But at the same time, I think we've seen a lot of countries revisiting their prohibitions on assisted dying in recent years. Like just since 2021, for instance, we've had Austria, Spain, Portugal, they've all passed laws.

Where else do you see this debate playing out? Yeah, it's playing out in a lot of countries. And I should say that it is illegal in most countries around the world. But at the same time, I think we've seen a lot of countries revisiting their prohibitions on assisted dying in recent years. Like just since 2021, for instance, we've had Austria, Spain, Portugal, they've all passed laws.

Where else do you see this debate playing out? Yeah, it's playing out in a lot of countries. And I should say that it is illegal in most countries around the world. But at the same time, I think we've seen a lot of countries revisiting their prohibitions on assisted dying in recent years. Like just since 2021, for instance, we've had Austria, Spain, Portugal, they've all passed laws.

In Italy and Germany, there isn't a national law, but the courts have effectively made it legal. The first state to allow assisted dying in the U.S. was Oregon, but a handful of states now have a version of this, including D.C. I think there's been a really interesting movement in Ireland, which is a hugely Catholic country,

In Italy and Germany, there isn't a national law, but the courts have effectively made it legal. The first state to allow assisted dying in the U.S. was Oregon, but a handful of states now have a version of this, including D.C. I think there's been a really interesting movement in Ireland, which is a hugely Catholic country,

In Italy and Germany, there isn't a national law, but the courts have effectively made it legal. The first state to allow assisted dying in the U.S. was Oregon, but a handful of states now have a version of this, including D.C. I think there's been a really interesting movement in Ireland, which is a hugely Catholic country,

and Parliament is considering it there, and we'll see if that's taken on board when there's a new government in the new year. In many countries, there's been a single specific case that has really drawn attention to this issue, and people might be familiar with the movie with Javier Bardem.

and Parliament is considering it there, and we'll see if that's taken on board when there's a new government in the new year. In many countries, there's been a single specific case that has really drawn attention to this issue, and people might be familiar with the movie with Javier Bardem.

and Parliament is considering it there, and we'll see if that's taken on board when there's a new government in the new year. In many countries, there's been a single specific case that has really drawn attention to this issue, and people might be familiar with the movie with Javier Bardem.

It's called The Sea Inside, and it's about a young man, a young Spanish man who was paralyzed after a diving accident.

It's called The Sea Inside, and it's about a young man, a young Spanish man who was paralyzed after a diving accident.

It's called The Sea Inside, and it's about a young man, a young Spanish man who was paralyzed after a diving accident.

He filmed himself taking poison after a huge 28-year effort to secure the right to die. And, I mean, this was a massive deal in Spain. And it's not just Spain that has singular cases like this that have really... galvanized momentum behind the subject. But I mean, that's one sort of high profile example that was made into a film.

He filmed himself taking poison after a huge 28-year effort to secure the right to die. And, I mean, this was a massive deal in Spain. And it's not just Spain that has singular cases like this that have really... galvanized momentum behind the subject. But I mean, that's one sort of high profile example that was made into a film.

He filmed himself taking poison after a huge 28-year effort to secure the right to die. And, I mean, this was a massive deal in Spain. And it's not just Spain that has singular cases like this that have really... galvanized momentum behind the subject. But I mean, that's one sort of high profile example that was made into a film.