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Response of CMF to the Law Commission on their consultation paper 'A new homicide Act for England and Wales' (13/04/2006)
Introduction The Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) is an interdenominational organisation with more than 4,500 British doctors as members. All are Christians who desire their professional and personal lives to be...
Voluntary Euthanasia Society under pressure from legal challenge from British Council of Disabled People and Others (17/03/2006)
The Voluntary Euthanasia Society (VES) found themselves under renewed pressure last night as medical organisations and disability charities launched a legal challenge to their new name: 'Dignity in Dying'. The...
Launch of Care Not Killing
4th February 2006:
Care Not Killing, a new alliance of 21 organisations formed to promote palliative care and oppose euthanasia, was launched on Tuesday 31 January. Members of the alliance include the Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland, the British...
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New anti-euthanasia alliance launched
Clinic assists doctor's suicide
Diane Pretty widower named patron
New pro-euthanasia group name row
'Don't be deceived by Lord Joffe's revised assisted dying bill', says CMF (08/11/2005)
On the eve of the first reading of Lord Joffe's revised bill on assisted dying in the House of Lords, the Christian Medical Fellowship, which represents 5,000 UK doctors, has...
Faith leaders group together to oppose euthanasia bill
6th October 2005:
Nine faith leaders have grouped together to oppose the legalisation of assisted dying in the UK. The letter, sent to all the members of the House of Lords, includes the signatures of: Bimal Krishna das, General Secretary, National Council...
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The long-awaited debate on the House of Lords’ Select Committee report on Lord Joffe’s Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill took place on 10 October. In all 74 peers took part in a debate that started at 3pm and finished just before midnight. Speakers were evenly divided for and...