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Canadian Federal government will appeal assisted-suicide ruling says justice minister

The Canadian Federal government will appeal an assisted suicide ruling from the British Columbia supreme court

People with severe dementia should be starved and dehydrated to death to save money says BMJ editorial

An article in the British Medical Journal argues that people with severe dementia should be starved and dehydrated to death to save money

Europe and Euthanasia: The perils of following a progressive approach

David Fieldsend comments on the history of euthanasia in Europe

Dutch doctors turn to ‘continuous deep sedation’ to keep official euthanasia figures low

The Lancet has published an article claiming that euthanasia rates have not increased in the Netherlands since legislation in 2002

Court ruling on assisted suicide reflects discriminatory attitudes to disabled people

This article was prompted by the recent court ruling in British Columbia to declare Canada’s law against assisted suicide unconstitutional

Being careful what you wish for

Nikki Kenward expresses her opinion about what a law change would mean for those with serious disability

BMA corrects Lord Falconer’ s misrepresentation of its position on ‘assisted dying’

Lord Falconer falsely claims that the British Medical Association has adopted a neutral position on assisted suicide.

Why legalising assisted suicide for anyone at all will inevitably lead to incremental extension

Pro-euthanasia activists always assert that their proposals are modest and have ‘robust safeguards.’

Is the NHS really killing 130,000 patients a year with the Liverpool Care Pathway?

Looking at the Liverpool Care Pathway

The legalisation of assisted suicide – don’t be fooled, it is primarily about money

The Sunday Times states that Lord Falconer has a new bill on assisted suicide

Care Not Killing welcomes BMA’s decision

Care Not Killing has welcome the BMA’s decision to reject calls from a minority of its members to become neutral on end of life issues.

BMA ethics debate – great result on euthanasia

The ethics committee of the British Medical Association debated a motion on euthanasia that was defeated.

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