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Report on the first decade of legalised euthanasia exposes 'the absence of any effective control'
Positive protrayals of euthanasia in cinema have a long history
Religious 'leaders' fail to detract from repeated pronouncements by national faith leaders
RCGP Council Chair Clare Gerada causes concern in advocating position shift
We look at what Care Minister Norman Lamb's 'far-reaching' review could mean, and where it should lead.
Latest 'findings' do nothing to address ongoing flaws in polling
An uncommunicative, severely brain-injured patient has been able to give answers clinically relevant to their care
The US state of Massachusetts voted 51-49 in a referendum last night to reject the legalisation of assisted suicide.
The Care Not Killing Alliance, representing over 40 organizations, has welcomed the investigation into the Liverpool Care Pathway announced by Health Minister Norman Lamb.
In an interview with the Daily Telegraph this week, CNK Campaign Director Dr Peter Saunders has discussed the positive use of the Liverpool Care Pathway as a means of allowing thousands of people who are only hours or days away from death to benefit from the relief of symptoms such as pain, anxiety and nausea.
CNK Campaign Director asserts that 'our current law... combines strong deterrence [against abuse] with discretion, mercy and compassion' in a Speakers' Corner Trust debate on assisted suicide with Dignity in Dying's Sarah Wootton.
The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), a framework used to manage the care of patients for whom death is imminent, has now come to the attention of government ministers and MPs.
Ten years of assisted suicide at Dignitas - an excuse for another news story
The Association of Palliative Medicine will carry out research into the Liverpool Care Pathway
A consensus statement has been signed on the Liverpool Care Pathway.
The US state of Massachusetts is to hold a referendum on the legalisation of assisted suicide next month.
A study has shown that a quarter of people who help someone to commit assisted suicide suffer distress