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Fertile soil for assisted suicide

Articles
14 May, 2019

Successive pieces of research demonstrate ‘a lack of understanding that death can be ‘gentle, peaceful and pain-free” – but also that providers of good end of life care face mounting challenges

Charity Commission to quiz RCP

Articles
13 May, 2019

Charities regulator set to ‘investigate’ doctors’ group over ‘sham’ assisted suicide poll

Release: Lamb renews legal bid

Press Releases
8 May, 2019

Care Not Killing is disappointed at the latest and unnecessary legal challenge to the Suicide Act by the campaigner Paul Lamb

RCP consultation: key takeaways

Articles
29 April, 2019

According to a specialty by specialty breakdown, the closer respondents to this year’s Royal College of Physicians’ consultation were to the care of dying people, the more likely they were to be opposed to assisted suicide

RCP: backlash continues

Letters
25 April, 2019

Members and fellows publish open letter concerning problems with the RCP’s abandonment of opposition to assisted suicide, following resignations from the RCP’s own ‘ignored’ ethics committee

Polling: a house of cards

Public opinion
24 April, 2019

Yet another opinion poll is unveiled on assisted suicide – riddled, once again, with euphemisms and suppositions

Holyrood motion laid against assisted suicide

Official documents
8 April, 2019

MSPs note concerns ‘that it would be impossible to put adequate safeguards in place, and… that the abuse of vulnerable people would probably take place’

MSPs refute assisted suicide call

Letters
8 April, 2019

MSPs from the Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Scottish National Parties come together to reject assisted suicide as a response to the needs of the people of Scotland

RCP adopts least favoured stance

Press Releases
21 March, 2019

‘Royal College of Physicians should ditch neutral position as doctors once again oppose assisted suicide, says Care Not Killing’

New era as CNK appoints first CEO

Articles
7 March, 2019

Dr Gordon Macdonald brings extensive experience of campaigning in the Scottish Parliament to a role created following the departure of Dr Peter Saunders

“Assisted dying” ‘inhumane’

Articles
7 March, 2019

Expert report on complications in assisted suicide and euthanasia suggests that a relatively high incidence of vomiting, prolongation of death and reawakening from coma could render such deaths ‘inhumane’

Oregon 2018: new highs (new lows)

Articles
4 March, 2019

Assisted suicide numbers continue to rise in Oregon, with over half* citing fear of being a burden as a reason for ending their lives, as lawmakers consider widening eligibility

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