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Lib Dems admit: ‘Our policy is to legalise assisted suicide’

By John Pring on 30th January 2020 Category: Human Rights

Lib Dems admit: ‘Our policy is to legalise assisted suicide’
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The Liberal Democrats have been accused of an “appalling attack on disabled people” after they admitted that their party policy is to call for assisted suicide to be legalised. The party issued a press release at the weekend welcoming what it […]

Shock and alarm after 18 police commissioners call for assisted suicide reform

By John Pring on 31st October 2019 Category: Crime

Shock and alarm after 18 police commissioners call for assisted suicide reform
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Disabled activists have spoken of their shock and alarm after 18 police and crime commissioners (PCCs) signed a letter calling for a change in the law on assisted suicide. The 18 politicians, who have all been elected to oversee how crime […]

Disabled peer criticises Lib Dem leader over support for ‘discriminatory threat’

By John Pring on 28th March 2019 Category: Human Rights

Disabled peer criticises Lib Dem leader over support for ‘discriminatory threat’
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A disabled peer has criticised Liberal Democrat leader Sir Vince Cable for backing the “discriminatory” campaign to legalise assisted suicide. Cable had spoken out after the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) decided to move to a position of “neutrality” on the […]

Relief after court rejects latest assisted suicide legal bid and highlights law change dangers

By John Pring on 28th June 2018 Category: Human Rights

Relief after court rejects latest assisted suicide legal bid and highlights law change dangers
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Disabled activists have welcomed the court of appeal’s decision to reject the latest attempt to legalise assisted suicide. They spoke out after three senior judges yesterday (Wednesday) rejected the judicial review brought by Noel Conway, who is terminally-ill with motor neurone […]

Anger over Royal Society’s ‘love fest for euthanasia’ conference

By John Pring on 15th February 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Anger over Royal Society’s ‘love fest for euthanasia’ conference
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Disabled activists have attacked the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) for hosting a conference on “choice at the end of life” that was little more than a “love fest for euthanasia”. RSM said before the event that the conference would “question […]

Concern over balance of major end-of-life conference

By John Pring on 1st February 2018 Category: Human Rights

Concern over balance of major end-of-life conference
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Disabled campaigners have raised concerns that a major conference on “end of life choice” – being organised by the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) – appears to be tilted in favour of speakers who want to legalise assisted suicide. Of speakers […]

Court’s assisted suicide ruling ‘confirms growing resistance’ to law change

By John Pring on 12th October 2017 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Court’s assisted suicide ruling ‘confirms growing resistance’ to law change
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A court’s rejection of the latest bid to legalise assisted suicide shows that a group of disabled activists, and the medical profession, are now leading the opposition to a change in the law, according to a disabled peer. Noel Conway, who […]

Activists fighting ‘assisted suicide’ laws now need ‘hard facts’ for battle ahead

By John Pring on 27th July 2017 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Activists fighting ‘assisted suicide’ laws now need ‘hard facts’ for battle ahead
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Disabled activists will need to seek out more “hard facts” if they want to fight off the continuing threat of efforts to persuade the courts to legalise assisted suicide, according to a crossbench peer. Baroness [Jane] Campbell spoke out after the […]

Activists set for ‘David and Goliath’ fight to defeat assisted suicide court bid

By John Pring on 13th July 2017 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Activists set for ‘David and Goliath’ fight to defeat assisted suicide court bid
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A group of disabled activists – led by a crossbench peer – are to intervene in a legal case for the first time next week, in a bid to persuade three high court judges not to weaken the law to allow […]

Assisted suicide research finds ‘common ground’ between opposing camps

By John Pring on 2nd March 2017 Category: Human Rights

Assisted suicide research finds ‘common ground’ between opposing camps
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Disabled researchers who interviewed both opponents of legalising assisted suicide and those in favour of new laws have found “a surprising amount of common ground” between the two groups. The research, published by the national service-user and disabled people’s network Shaping […]

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