Lunchtime Debating Club - A Discussion on Assisted Dying

Dine, Discuss, and Debate in a friendly environment!

Join us for our popular Lunchtime debating Club for an afternoon of friendly conversation whilst dining at a local restaurant.

At our next meeting we've decided to discuss Assisted Dying. Proposals to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life are to be introduced in Parliament this month. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is putting forward the bill and said "now is the time" to hold a fresh debate on assisted dying, after MPs rejected a bill on the issue in 2015. This time it looks like it has a chance of succeeding.

But the details are important. What are the criteria for suitability? What protections will there be for the vulnerable? What should be the role of doctors? How are hospices involved?

We all have views, and many have experience of losing a close friend or relative who lived in misery at the end of their life. Would the proposed law help in those circumstances?

Come along and share your views on these questions and anything else related that's on your mind.

About Debating Club

Our discussions can cover any socially relevant issue. Participants decide on the topics for discussion based on their interests. From evolution to anthropology, from economics to psychology, from the environment to . . . anything that catches your interest.

If you want to contribute, we’d ask you to prepare something that has fired up your imagination. Contributions might be sharing ideas from a book or article you’ve read, or simply an idea that you’ve researched. Individuals will submit a written summary of their idea before the meal.

On the day, the group will question, debate, and assess the implications. If you want to come along to listen and comment, that’s fine too. The aim is to engage a group of like-minded people who enjoy understanding and challenging each other’s ideas.