'It gives far too much power and not nearly enough accountability to doctors who are not really in a position to make the judgment that the bill requires', CNK's Campaign Director tells MSPs
Members of the House of Keys, the lower house of the Tynwald (the Manx Parliament), this week declined by 17 votes to 5 to allow a bill for assisted suicide.
The contributions of Baroness Campbell to the Falconer Bill's second day of committee consideration once again drew the greatest attention. Read her two key speeches, advocating for the rights of disabled people
Baroness Finlay led debate on the difficulty of assessing terminally ill patients and determining a prognosis - an issue critical to the viability of Lord Falconer's bill which was receiving its second day of committee consideration
Lord Carlile's amendment to require a pre-existing doctor-patient relationship on the Falconer Bill's second day of committee consideration sparked key points of debate
The term 'assisted dying' has long been controversial, but supporters of Lord Falconer proved utterly unwilling to accept the simplest demands of the English language on his bill's second day in committee when Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve proposed an alternative phrase: assisted suicide
Dr Jeff Stephenson, Medical Director of St Luke's Hospice in Plymouth, describes the challenges palliative care might be facing in 20 years time - in a Britain where assisted suicide is legal.
82% of Association for Palliative Medicine members oppose a change in the law on assisted suicide, with 72% saying passage of a Falconer-type bill would have an adverse effect on the delivery of palliative care
The Royal College of Physicians rejects assisted suicide following a survey of all fellows and members, maintaining the healthcare profession's clear commitment not to give up on the patients
Peers urged to ditch dangerous assisted suicide bill, as new polling shows that one in ten Britons would favour rewarding older people for ending their lives.
Read briefings circulated among members of the House of Lords ahead of the Falconer Bill's committee stage: on the Bill itself and on ten reasons not to follow Oregon's example.
