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Growing pressure on disabled people heightens fears about euthanasia

Disabled people are being put under much more pressure in the current social and economic climate.

DPP defends his decision not to prosecute in recent assisted suicide cases

The Director of Public Prosecutions Keir Starmer acknowledged that no prosecutions had been made since CPS guidelines were given a year and a half ago. All cases of assisted suicide are considered personally by the DPP.

Morphine kills the pain, not the patient but some people still just don’t get it

Morphine kills the pain, not the patient but some people still just don’t get it

Man with ‘locked-in syndrome’

the case may arouse emotions but the law does not need changing

‘Withdrawal of treatment’ case

poses major threat to disabled people

and this saccharine portrayal of assisted suicide appals me

and this saccharine portrayal of assisted suicide appals me

on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

a sober warning of the dangers of legalising assisted suicide

a sober warning of the dangers of legalising assisted suicide

BBC accused

BBC accused of being 'cheerleader for assisted suicide' after filming man killing himself in Terry Pratchett documentary

“I wouldn’t want viewers to come away from Emmerdale thinking that having a spinal cord injury is depressing.’ Matt King

'I wouldn't want viewers to come away from Emmerdale thinking that having a spinal cord injury is depressing.' Matt King

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide