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PIR Guest Speaker: Dignity in Dying with Ally Thomson

NK1, New Kings, High St, Aberdeen AB24 3UB

Tuesday 25 October 2022 at 5pm - 6pm

Join us as we welcome our first External Guest Speaker Ally Thomson from Dignity in Dying - www.dignityindying.org.uk

Dignity in Dying, the UK's leading organisation campaigning for greater and choice and control for terminally ill people, Ally Thomson is its Director for Scotland.

On Thursday 8th September, Liam McArthur MSP for Orkney lodges a proposal in the Scottish Parliament for his Members Bill ‘Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland)’.  The report analysing the responses to the public consultation on the bill’s proposals will also be published.  The proposals received the highest number of responses to date for a consultation on a Members Bill in the Scottish Parliament with 14,038 valid consultation responses submitted.

The usual format is a talk by one of our academics or guest speakers followed by a chance for questions.
Location: NK1, New Kings, High St, Aberdeen AB24 3UB
We will start this event at 5PM 
After, those who are interested can join us at the Bobbin for a relaxed social.

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