In part 2 Professor David Albert Jones discusses conscience clauses and no detriment provisions with senior doctors from the devolved nations.  Why these have been lost from the Scottish Bill, and what are the implications for doctors and health care organisations? Complex conundrums in Scotland arise when legislation regards assisted suicide as medical treatment or allows doctors to mention the option of assisted suicide to patients. Drawing on the experience of other countries Professor Jones explains why requiring a doctor to be present while a person takes the lethal substance, or not requiring them to be present, are ‘bad in different ways’.

Recorded as part of an online Webinar in January 2026.

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