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CNK Campaign Director discusses LCP use & abuse

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.

Speakers’ Corner Trust Debate: current laws protect, with ‘mercy and compassion’

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.

Ten years of assisted suicide at Dignitas – another excuse for an international news story

Ten years of assisted suicide at Dignitas - an excuse for another news story

Palliative Medicine specialists to investigate Liverpool Care Pathway

The Association of Palliative Medicine will carry out research into the Liverpool Care Pathway

Consensus Statement on Liverpool Care Pathway

A consensus statement has been signed on the Liverpool Care Pathway.

Huge opposition to assisted suicide in Massachusetts from doctors and disabled people in lead up to ballot

The US state of Massachusetts is to hold a referendum on the legalisation of assisted suicide next month.

Swiss study shows psychological distress of assisted suicide helpers

A study has shown that a quarter of people who help someone to commit assisted suicide suffer distress

Trickle of British suicide cases to Dignitas continues as Swiss vote for status quo

The Swiss Parliament voted against a bid to toughen controls on assisted suicide

Patients with dementia and psychiatric illnesses included as Dutch euthanasia cases rise steeply

Official euthanasia deaths are rising year by year in the Netherlands

Warning to UK – Oregon Health Plan steers patients towards suicide

Warning to UK - Oregon Health Plan steers patients towards suicide

Major split in LibCon Coalition over assisted suicide

Major split in LibCon Coalition on issue of assisted suicide

Liberal Democrats back Dutch style legislation

Liberal Democrats back Dutch style legislation which would lead to 13,000 British euthanasia deaths annually

Most MPs oppose the legalisation of assisted suicide says new poll

More than seven out of ten MPs refuse to back calls to legalise assisted suicide, according to a new poll.

CNK writes to Channel 4 about media guidelines

The Care Not Killing Alliance have written to Channel 4 over questions of breaching national and international guidelines on suicide portrayal and Ofcom rules on impartiality.

BMA appoints strong advocate of euthanasia and assisted suicide as new deputy chair

The BMA has just elected a new deputy chairman

New suicide strategy is welcome but needs to address more effectively the phenomenon of media-induced suicide contagion

The Government has promised to pump £1.5 million into research exploring how to prevent suicides among those most at risk of taking their own lives.

If Norman Lamb is really serious about suicide prevention he should stop using the media to promote assisted suicide

Norman Lamb took the opportunity on the Today programme to promote his views on assisted suicide