1.0Journal of Medical Ethics bloghttps://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethicsowenschaeferhttps://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/author/owenschaefer/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YQa8ts226n"><a href="https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2025/02/20/why-administration-of-lethal-drugs-should-not-be-the-role-of-the-doctor/">Why Administration Of Lethal Drugs Should Not Be The Role Of The Doctor</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogs.bmj.com/medical-ethics/2025/02/20/why-administration-of-lethal-drugs-should-not-be-the-role-of-the-doctor/embed/#?secret=YQa8ts226n" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Administration Of Lethal Drugs Should Not Be The Role Of The Doctor” — Journal of Medical Ethics blog" data-secret="YQa8ts226n" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> By Sally Barker and Zoë Fritz The Westminster Parliament is currently considering Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which would make doctors both gatekeepers and facilitators of an assisted death for eligible terminally ill adults. The legislation proposes that doctors are involved at several stages of the process. Firstly, they must listen [...]Read More...