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The shadow disability minister has admitted that many disabled activists may be “horrified” and “outraged” to learn that she is in favour of legalising assisted suicide. And she has hinted strongly that she will consider resigning from her post because of […]
The MP spearheading a new bid to legalise assisted suicide has said that terminally-ill people should be allowed help to die, “whatever their reasons” for wanting to end their lives. Labour MP Rob Marris (pictured) has also admitted that he was […]
The most prominent cheerleader for the legalisation of assisted suicide has admitted that he believes the real reason the law needs changing is to help people who cannot tolerate the idea of losing their independence. Lord Falconer, who for several years […]
A disabled MSP has helped persuade colleagues to throw out proposals to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. Labour’s Siobhan McMahon (pictured) told the Scottish parliament that discussions about the assisted suicide (Scotland) bill had added to the demonisation of disabled people. […]
The Green party has agreed to take part in a public debate with disabled activists on its pledge to legalise assisted suicide. The challenge to debate the issue came from a leading member of the anti-assisted suicide campaign group Not Dead […]
The Green party has been asked how it can justify calls for the legalisation of assisted suicide at the same time that it claims to be in favour of implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). […]
A leading disabled artist and activist is hoping that securing funding to develop a musical about assisted suicide from a prestigious disability arts programme might help “tip the balance” in the continuing campaign to oppose legalisation. Liz Carr is one of […]
The Liberal Democrats have been accused of “deadly discrimination”, after they failed to pledge that their new target of “zero suicides in the NHS” would also apply to terminally-ill people. Disabled activists campaigning against the legalisation of assisted suicide were initially […]
The Liberal Democrats have refused to say whether setting a new “ambition” for “zero suicides” in the NHS would be compatible with proposed laws that would legalise assisted suicide. Nick Clegg, the party leader and deputy prime minister, said at this […]
Disabled activists were outside the House of Lords today (Friday) for a highly personal protest about the latest attempts to legalise assisted suicide. As peers continued the committee stage of Lord Falconer’s assisted dying bill protesters from Not Dead Yet UK […]