Ian McEwan calls for assisted dying rights to extend to dementia sufferers
The author, whose family has been impacted by dementia, says provision in living wills could clarify intentions when a person declines to the point they are ‘alive and dead all at once’Legalised assisted dying should “gradually” be extended to dementia sufferers, the author Ian McEwan has...
<p>The author, whose family has been impacted by dementia, says provision in living wills could clarify intentions when a person declines to the point they are ‘alive and dead all at once’</p><p>Legalised assisted dying should “gradually” be extended to dementia sufferers, the author Ian McEwan has said.</p><p>McEwan was “shocked by the snow-drilling attempts” by those opposed to the UK’s assisted dying bill, he told a public book event in London, citing its more than 1,000 amendments. MPs and peers backing the bill <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/22/assisted-dying-bill-near-impossible-pass-house-of-lords">now believe it is “near impossible”</a> for it to pass the House of Lords before the end of the session in May due to alleged filibustering.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/28/ian-mcewan-calls-for-assisted-dying-rights-to-extend-to-dementia-sufferers">Continue reading...</a>
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