Risks, trade-offs and possible ways forward for assisted dying
Drive with John Perlman · 16 July 2026 · 11m
Speaker 1: Seventeen minutes past four interesting developments in France over the last couple of days, members Speaker 1: of Parliament in that country have approved an assisted dying law, but with a set Speaker 1: of very strict rules and conditions. We weren't going to all of those details. But Speaker 1: this is a conversation that has reached an advanced stage in many countries in the Speaker 1: world, and it's a conversation that is very much getting I think, louder and perhaps Speaker 1: with a greater degree of clarity in our own conference. It was the subject of Speaker 1: some interesting debates, for example, at the World Congress of Bioethics held at the Steve Speaker 1: Beecor Center for Bioethics at Its University just last week. So let's catch up with Speaker 1: where we are on this issue and explore some of the key questions. Joining us Speaker 1: for that is Professor William Landmann, who's co founder of the organization Dignity SA, which Speaker 1: is pursuing this matter in the South African courts. Prof Lundon, welcome, and or I Speaker 1: should say welcome back, because we chatted about this I think in April, maybe just Speaker 1: to get us started. There is a matter that is wending its way through the Speaker 1: courts dignity Essay has approached the courts to do what exactly and perhaps you can Speaker 1: update us on progress. Speaker 2: Good afternoon, Good afternoon, John, and thank you for the opportunity. Yes, in April, on Speaker 2: the tenth of April, we launched our launched our papers at the High Court in Speaker 2: Pretoria at the North hot En High Court and we're asking the court for two Speaker 2: rulings. The one…
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