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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

Dying Well: Faith and Compassion in Dialogue 15th – 17th September

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

Allowing assisted suicide would ‘pressurise disabled to kill themselves’

Euthanasia on the rise in Holland: now being applied to patients with dementia

Early Day Motion 2030

On Thursday 30 June, the British Medical Association passed all five parts of a motion criticising the Falconer Commission on assisted dying at its annual general meeting in Cardiff. CNK Alliance fully supports this position held by the BMA

‘Withdrawal of treatment’ case

poses major threat to disabled people

British Medical Association

undermines credibility of Falconer Commission on Assisted Dying by questioning its impartiality and independence

Dangers of ‘copycat suicide’

Care Not Killing warns of dangers of ‘copycat suicide’ following screening of BBC programme

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