Exploring public views on assisted dying

Throughout the Jury process, expert witnesses and speakers were chosen to provide relevant information to the Jury members to enable them to answer the Jury questions.

Each witness spoke for 5-10 minutes on a topic that was relevant to the Jury questions. Some speakers were asked to speak as ‘informants’ and some were asked to speak as ‘advocates’:

• Informants: Asked to explain a range of views, options and opinions that exist a topic.
• Advocates: Asked to present a personal opinion or, where relevant, the opinion of the organisation they were there to represent.

A full list of speakers for each session is available on the Jury sessions page.