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Safeguards against coercion in assisted suicide bill are ‘incredibly weak’, disabled academic tells MPs

By John Pring on 30th January 2025 Category: Human Rights

Safeguards against coercion in assisted suicide bill are ‘incredibly weak’, disabled academic tells MPs
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MPs pushing for the legalisation of assisted suicide have been warned by a disabled academic that protections in the proposed bill that are aimed at preventing disabled people being “coerced” into ending their own lives are “incredibly weak”. The Commons committee […]

Watchdog says government has made zero progress on social security and rights

By John Pring on 23rd September 2021 Category: Human Rights

Watchdog says government has made zero progress on social security and rights
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The UK government has made no progress in improving the way its social security system protects the rights of disabled people and other groups, according to a new assessment by the equality and human rights watchdog. In its assessment of progress […]

Disabled quartet tell MPs and peers why assisted suicide bill is unsafe and unsound

By John Pring on 22nd July 2021 Category: Human Rights

Disabled quartet tell MPs and peers why assisted suicide bill is unsafe and unsound
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Four leading disabled campaigners – a scientist, an academic, a consultant and a peer – have explained to parliamentarians why proposals to legalise assisted suicide would put disabled people’s lives at risk. All four told a meeting of the all-party parliamentary […]

EHRC proposals on new right to independent living: DPOs welcome draft plans

By John Pring on 15th August 2019 Category: Independent Living

EHRC proposals on new right to independent living: DPOs welcome draft plans
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Leading disabled campaigners have welcomed draft proposals by the equality and human rights watchdog that would provide a new legal right to independent living for disabled people. A legal right to independent living is one of the key demands of the […]

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