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Dignity in Dying

Supreme Court ruling ‘risks bringing in euthanasia by the back door’

By John Pring on 2nd August 2018 Category: Human Rights

Supreme Court ruling ‘risks bringing in euthanasia by the back door’
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Disabled campaigners have warned that a Supreme Court ruling has removed a vital safeguard that protected the lives of brain-damaged patients who have been left unconscious. The Supreme Court ruled this week that families and doctors will no longer have to […]

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 […]

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 […]

Peer admits real reason he thinks terminally-ill people should be helped to die

By John Pring on 12th June 2015 Category: Human Rights

Peer admits real reason he thinks terminally-ill people should be helped to die
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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 […]

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