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Do We Have the Right to Die?

byLady Hale, Rowan Williams

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Two leading thinkers present alternative answers to one of the most difficult and divisive questions of our times: do we have the right to die?

This powerful and timely book brings together two of Britain’s most respected thinkers to confront one of society’s most emotionally-charged issues: assisted dying.

The former President of the Supreme Court, Lady Hale, makes the case that individuals should have the freedom to decide the time and manner of their own death, exploring how the law can establish effective safeguards. The former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Williams, argues that such a right cannot be absolute, raising ethical and practical concerns about the sanctity of life.

For readers who feel unsure or undecided, these two compelling perspectives illuminate the profound questions at the heart of the debate, just as the government begins the process of legalisation.

Published in conjunction with Intelligence Squared, the world’s leading curator of debate, this book is part of the Think Again series: short books that present two expert, contrasting but equally persuasive views in a single volume.

About Lady Hale

Brenda Hale, Rt Hon the Baroness Hale of Richmond DBE, was born in Yorkshire and studied Law at Girton College, Cambridge. She was called to the Bar in 1969 and spent almost twenty years in academia whilst also practising as a barrister for a short time.

In 1984, Lady Hale became the first woman and the youngest person to be appointed to the Law Commission, where she oversaw critical reforms in family law and mental disability law. She also began sitting as a part time judge, was appointed a QC in 1989, and became a full time judge in the Family Division of the High Court of England and Wales in 1994.

She was the first and only woman to become a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, joining the appellate committee of the House of Lords in 2004, when it was still the top court for the whole United Kingdom. She was the first woman to serve on the newly created Supreme Court, was appointed Deputy President in 2013, and its President from 2017 to 2020.

She lives in Richmond, North Yorkshire.

She is the author of the acclaimed memoir Spider Woman and With the Law On Our Side.
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  • Series: Think Again
  • Imprint: Bodley Head
  • ISBN: 9781847929389
  • Length: 192 pages
  • Price: £16.99
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