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'Promote Palliative Care; don't be deceived by Assisted Dying option', says CMF Scotland (10/10/2005)
On the day of an important debate in the House of Lords, the Christian Medical Fellowship, which represents 5,000 UK doctors, has issued a warning to both parliaments and the...
‘Don’t be deceived by assisted suicide option’, says CMF (09/10/2005)
On the eve of an important debate in the House of Lords, the Christian Medical Fellowship, which represents 5,000 UK doctors, has issued a warning to parliament and the public...
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...
The first involves Lord Joffe's Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill (p4), which requires doctors who are not willing to authorise euthanasia to refer to other doctors who are; a move most Christian doctors would view as complicity in intentional killing. The second involves the Racial and Religious Hatred...
CMF applauds RCGP decision against euthanasia and calls on BMA to reconsider its neutral position (22/09/2005)
The UK’s largest association of Christian doctors has today applauded the Royal College of General Practitioners’ (RCGP) decision to oppose euthanasia legislation and called on the BMA to reconsider its...
CMF deeply regrets BMA delegates adopting neutral position on euthanasia (30/06/2005)
The Christian Medical Fellowship has expressed deep regret that the BMA has decided to reverse its previous opposition to euthanasia and physician assisted suicide and adopt a neutral position. Delegates...
Christian doctors applaud Nurses’ stand on Euthanasia (26/04/2005)
The UK’s largest association of Christian doctors has today applauded the continuing opposition to euthanasia of the Royal College of Nursing. CMF General Secretary Peter Saunders said, ‘the country’s nurses...
Lords report on Assisted Dying Bill
4th April 2005:
The Select Committee on the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill (Joffe Bill) reported on 4 April. The Committee's role was to examine the Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill and make recommendations to Parliament. For further information...
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Christian doctors and lawyers regret Select Committee did not unequivocally reject euthanasia and physician assisted suicide (04/04/2005)
‘Pope’s example demonstrates what real ‘death with dignity’ means The Christian Medical Fellowship and Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, Britain’s largest organisations of Christian doctors and lawyers, today regretted that the Lords’...
