Tag Archive for: assisted dying
a palliative care doctor’s response to the Leadbeater Bill
November 29, 2024, is a day that could be pivotal in our nation’s history. No turning back. However,…
what is Kim Leadbeater proposing?
With less than three weeks until MPs will be asked to debate and vote on her Bill, Kim Leadbeater…
Moral flip-flopping over doctors and the death penalty
I have long argued that ethicists who advocate euthanasia while at the same time being opposed to capital…
Assisted dying – far better help is available than most realise
Far better help is available for patients in great suffering and distress than many people realise.…
Assisted suicide debates are back yet again across the British Isles: it’s time for health professionals’ voices to be heard
Despite the backdrop of COVID-19 and the emphasis on caring for the most vulnerable in society, an old…
RCGP remains opposed to assisted suicide and euthanasia
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) announced last Friday [21 February] that it ‘will…
End of Life Issues. What can we expect in 2017?
Things have been quieter than usual on the end of life front in the UK since the overwhelming defeat…
Lord Falconer’s phoney war continues
Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill reached Committee Stage in the House of Lords on Friday 7 November.…
Tag Archive for: assisted dying
the assisted suicide debate – some key CMF resources
MP Kim Leadbeater has brought a private member's bill before the UK Parliament to legalise assisted suicide…
Finger on the Pulse podcast
CMF has just launched a new, forntightly podcast series with Dr Ben Chang, Dr Sally Barker, and guests.…