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Disabled people's leaders launched a new campaign in Westminster on 3 June calling for better support and opposing any change in the law to allow 'assisted dying'. Not Dead Yet UK's (1) 'Resistance' campaign (2) has been prompted by fears that calls to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia are likely...
12 May 2010 saw the close of the Scottish parliament's public consultation on the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill, expected to be voted upon at the end of the year. This Bill was put forward by Margo MacDonald – Scotland's only independent MSP – who suffers from Parkinson's disease. ...
BMA ARM ethics debate - report
1st July 2010:
BMA ARM 2010 – Ethics Debate 1 July The ethics debate on the last morning of the BMA's 2010 Annual Representative Meeting began 8 minutes behind time, but then ran for 54 minutes instead of the planned 40. Well chaired...
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New BMA guidance on assisted suicide
22nd June 2010:
Formal BMA guidance advises doctors how to respond to patient requests relating to assisted suicide: 'avoid all actions that might be interpreted as assisting, facilitating or encouraging a suicide attempt
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Peter Saunders blogs on the Howard Martin case
Disability Group launches 'Resistance Campaign'
9th June 2010:
On 3 June leading disability rights group Not Dead Yet launched a 'Resistance Campaign' calling on all MPs to sign a charter pledging their support for: Providing good services for disabled and terminally ill people Opposing...
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CMF submission on Scottish Euthanasia Bill (11/05/2010)
Submission from Christian Medical Fellowship (and in particular members in Scotland)to the public consultation on: The End of Life Assistance (Scotland) BillMay 2010 Introduction The Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF) is...
Consultation on Scottish Euthanasia Bill - Care Not Killing briefing
28th April 2010:
Care Not Killing Alliance End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill 2010: a briefing, and how to respond to the current consultation On 10 February 2010, the Scottish Parliament established the End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill Committee. The remit is to...
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Assisted suicide is once again in the media spotlight thanks to the high profile prosecutions of Kay Gilderdale and Frances Inglis, continuing controversy around the activities of Philip Nitschke (Exit) and Ludwig Minelli (Dignitas), and celebrity endorsement by authors Terry Pratchett and Martin Amis. So much so that both MPs...
Russia Today: Dr Peter Saunders on assisted suicide
