assisted suicide
Physician assisted suicide is a hotly debated topic in Parliament and the media. Ethically it is merely one step back from euthanasia. Currently such practices are illegal in the UK. These articles consider assisted suicide and related issues from a Christian medical angle.
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MPs back current assisted suicide guidelines – Dr Peter Saunders on BBC Merseyside
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A House of Commons debate on official prosecution guidelines on assisted dying has seen MPs declaring support for the law as it is. Dr Peter Saunders debated a representative from Dignity in Dying on BBC Merseyside, 27 March 2012.
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Another GMC consultation: doctors 'assisting' suicide (triple helix - spring 2012)
Upholds law and ethics, but needs input from the consulting room - Review by Andrew Fergusson Chairman, Advisory Group, Care Not Killing Alliance The General Medical Council has launched a consultation ending 4 May, on 'Guidance for the Investigation Committee and case examiners when considering...
Dr Peter Saunders responds to to Falconer Commission recommendations.
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The 'Falconer Report' and Christian Doctors
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CMF Chief Executive, Dr Peter Saunders, explains how any change in the law proposed by the Falconer Commission on Assisted Dying could affect Christian doctors.
Duration: 2 mins
Falconer Commission Report: BBC Radio 4 Today
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Baroness Finlay and Lord Falconer in discussion on the Radio 4 Today programme on 5 January 2012
Duration: 6 mins
Falconer Commission Report
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Dr John Wiles for Care Not Killing speaking on the Falconer Commission report into Assisted Dying.
Duration: 2 mins
Is it really choosing to die? (triple helix - winter 2011)
key points - Responding to the BBC Documentary 'Choosing to Die' the author argues that assisted suicide is not an expression of autonomy but rather a capitulation to death. The programme's biased editorial line did not allow serious and considered exploration of alternatives such as hospice care....
The BBC documentary 'Choosing to die' (triple helix - summer 2011)
Wasteful, dangerous and further evidence of a campaigning stance - The BBC's decision to screen a man's dying moments at the Dignitas suicide facility in a documentary fronted by Terry Pratchett have come in for heavy criticism. Over 900 complaints were received by the BBC and a group of five peers...
Doctors say assisted suicide commission is biased
19/7/2011
Dr Mark Pickering introduces a motion at the BMA's annual meeting questioning the 'stated impartiality and independence' of a commission investigating whether to change the law on assisted suicide. The motion was passed on Thursday 30 June 2011. It notes that a 'significant majority' of commission's members are in favour of assisted suicide. (June...
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BMA votes to question independence of Falconer Commission
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Peter Saunders speaks to CMF's Andrew Horton about the vote in favour of a motion questioning the independence and authenticity of the Falconer Commission on Assisted Dying.
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