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CNK responds to NZ consultation

Submissions
1 February, 2016

The New Zealand Parliament’s Health Committee was petitioned by an MP known for her advocacy of euthanasia

Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick OBE – RIP

Articles
15 January, 2016

CNK remembers a great advocate, campaigner and friend following his death from cancer on 14 January

New guidance for last days’ care

Articles
23 December, 2015

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new guidelines for the clinical care of adults considered to be in the final two or three days of life

MS court ruling: law reshaped

Press Releases
20 November, 2015

Court permission for nutrition to be withdrawn from a woman with MS represents ‘judicial mission creep with judges shaping and remaking the law.’

Doctor: in my experience…

Medical Opinion
9 November, 2015

An oncologist asked about euthanasia once in 15 years questions the ‘voluntary’ nature of legalised euthanasia, and challenges those who write off end of life suffering as simply a limitation of medicine

MPs debate palliative care

Articles
5 November, 2015

Two months on from rejecting assisted suicide as a response to end of life suffering, MPs open a new conversation about improving care and support for dying people

Peers allow Palliative Care Bill

Articles
30 October, 2015

Baroness Finlay’s Access to Palliative Care Bill was granted an unopposed second reading following a thoughtful House of Lords debate on 23 October

UK palliative care ranked #1

Articles
6 October, 2015

‘A pioneer in palliative care, the United Kingdom maintains cutting-edge services and is the world’s best location to receive terminal care and pain-alleviating treatment.’

California Governor signs PAS law

Articles
6 October, 2015

The politically and culturally significant west coast state becomes the fourth in the US to pass a law permitting physician-assisted suicide

HL Access to Palliative Care Bill

Official documents
1 October, 2015

A bill ‘to make provision for equitable access to palliative care’, introduced by senior palliative care physician and peer Ilora Finlay, will be debated in the House of Lords on 23 October

Marris Bill: rally vox pops

Events Reports
30 September, 2015

CNK spoke to friends, supporters and visitors at the rally in opposition to Rob Marris’s Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill on the day of its Commons second reading (Friday 11 September 2015)

Campaign graphics: quotes

Resources
30 September, 2015

Look at snapshots of the case against assisted suicide shared on social media in the days before the Marris Bill second reading debate

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