Upeka de Silva

Policy @dignityindying & @agooddeath & sexual & reproductive health & rights.

[Upeka de Silva @de_upeka]

So pleased about this piece of work - amplifying the voices of the people we support with a view to making change happen is what I love about @AGoodDeath

[Compassion in Dying @AGoodDeath]

Today we’re calling for guidance on Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) to make sure that:

1️⃣ People are able to make informed decisions at the end of life.

2️⃣ Clinicians feel confident and supported to provide high quality care.

A thread🧵
https://t.co/LmdhVZPPNG

[James Downar @jamesdownar]

Our latest in @JAMAInternalMed - Int'l comparison of underlying illness in #MAID recipients- 20 jurisdictions, up to 24 yrs. Relative rates of MAID remarkably similar across jurisdictions + over time.
https://t.co/nAxIUM4jL6

[Dignity in Dying @dignityindying]

Today, MPs have voted for choice, safety and compassion. They have expressed the will of the British people and have made history.

Thank you to everyone who has campaigned with us for choice and control at the end of life. This could not have happened without you

#YesToDignity

[Go Gentle Australia @gogentle_aus]

The evidence is unequivocal: assisted dying laws are safe, fulfilling their aims of relieving suffering & offering dying people choice.
#AssistedDyingBill
https://t.co/889BoyhJae

[Sadie Fitch Kempner @SadieFitch1]

Let’s talk about the role of emotion in debate. I'm struck by some opponents of assisted dying dismissing the voices of those affected by the ban as presenting “emotional” rather than "rational" arguments for law change. Here’s why it’s so important these voices are heard 🧵

[BPAS @BPAS1968]

After more than a decade of campaigning, safe access zones around abortion clinics and hospitals are in force across🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿&🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿!

Here is a recap of what has been endured over our 10+ year quest to bring these vital protections to anyone accessing or providing abortion care. 1/

[Rachael Clarke @rachaelfrclarke]

31st October 2024.

#Halloween and today's the day every last person who has harassed women outside an abortion clinic turns into a pumpkin.

Safe Access Zones are now in force around every abortion clinic in England and Wales. It's time, finally, to #BackOff

(🧵 for more 🎃)

[Paul Blomfield @PaulBlomfield25]

My dad would have lived longer and died better - ⁦@kimleadbeater⁩ is right in her attempt to change the law and end the anguish caused by the status quo. https://t.co/LZIPrEmsgh

[Sarah Wootton @sarah_wootton]

Thank you ⁦@allinson_alex⁩ from all at ⁦@dignityindying⁩ for your dignified & compassionate leadership of the assisted dying bill. #YesToDignity

[Compassion in Dying @AGoodDeath]

We're calling for urgent change in how we approach dying to enable people to make informed decisions and have those decisions respected.

Our new report shows how, at the end of life, too many people experience treatments they do not want and opportunities to understand and respect their wishes are missed.

A thread 🧵 https://t.co/R6yLgqXLSO

[Compassion in Dying @AGoodDeath]

https://t.co/cvaUoYBCqp

[Compassion in Dying @AGoodDeath]

We want to thank Chris and others who have shared their experiences so passionately and generously. Their voices are an important force for change.

[Compassion in Dying @AGoodDeath]

Just launched by @Channel4News - our new report calls for urgent change in how we approach dying. We need to enable people to make their own decisions and have those decisions respected.

If we want to build a modern, safe, and compassionate healthcare service that meets people’s needs and creates value for people at the end of their lives, we must listen much harder to what people say they do not want, as well as what they do. https://t.co/P6Ae83iG3Q

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

https://t.co/fk0FTKr25v

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

'I want to die peacefully, without drugs or interventions'.

Dione outlined her dying wishes, but her son Chris says when the time came she was ignored. Exclusive polling by the charity Compassion in Dying shows 1 in 4 people said their last close relative or friend who died received medical treatment they would not have wanted.

[Compassion in Dying @AGoodDeath]

Important work from @NVTweeting on improving patient experience.

Our peer navigator work is mentioned in their Vision, you can read more about it here ⬇️

https://t.co/YafKDu8k7D

[Upeka de Silva @de_upeka]

@OpenJusticeCoP A very happy birthday and huge congratulations on your fabulous work😍 - Thank you

[The Caring View 💚💙 @TheCaringView]

Did you know this week is #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek?

We spoke to @dignityindying & @AGoodDeath about:

♥ How we can achieve good deaths
♥ The role of social care providers
♥ How we remove the stigma of death
and much more

Listen to the podcast here: https://t.co/WYe3h4qNqA

[Dignity in Dying @dignityindying]

Thank you to everyone who joined us outside Parliament on Monday.

More than 200,000 people signed Esther Rantzen's petition, triggering an emotional Westminster Hall debate where MPs from every major political party voiced their support for change.

🧵🧵🧵

[Upeka de Silva @de_upeka]

@TeggiD @KateWoodyBath @cendeathsociety @bathsps Congratulations and thanks for looking into this so carefully - all efforts to ensure that end-of-life care aligns with a person's wishes and their best interests is truly welcome

[Abortion Talk @abortion_talk]

In just 12 days time, our chair Laura is running the London Marathon for us! She's really close to her target - if you can, please consider sponsoring her. It would help us answer more calls, train more volunteers and offer more support.

Donate here👇
https://t.co/y2w604BM6J 🏃‍♀️