Tag Archives: Euthanasia

The right to die bill is really a right to kill. It must not pass

Tomorrow the House of Lords will debate the Assisted Dying Bill.  The Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis defines this Bill thus: While I appreciate the honest and empathetic intentions that have led Lord Falconer to propose, and others to support, the … Continue reading

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This Insidious Bill

In response to Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying bill which receives its Second Reading in the House of Lords on Friday 18 July, Laurence England has written a superbly argued and moving post “Protecting the Vulnerable”:   Until his dying day, Lord Falconer … Continue reading

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Bishop Mark Davies: Assisted Suicide Bill Will Put Lives of Many Vulnerable People at Risk

From zenit.0rg: Legislation Proposes Licensing Doctors to Supply Lethal Drugs to Those With Less Than Six Months to Live An English bishop has warned that a bill to legalise assisted suicide may inadvertently lead to the deaths of large numbers … Continue reading

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NHS is killing up to 130,000 patients a year by euthanasia, says senior physician

Euthanasia accounts for nearly a third of all deaths in the National Health Service, a senior physician has said. Professor Patrick Pullicino (pictured), an NHS neurologist, said sick and elderly people who were not dying from their illnesses were routinely … Continue reading

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URGENT: please vote NO in on-line euthanasia poll

From John Smeatons blog: The British Medical Association (BMA) is due to debate ‘assisted dying’ (assisted suicide and euthanasia) next week. Currently the BMA has a policy against legalising assisted suicide. The pro-euthanasia lobby want to change this to a … Continue reading

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Euthanasia widely practised – Catholic Medical Association

The Pro-Life movement has many supporters. Its actions are well publicised, most parishes have a Pro-life group, and the Society for the Protection of the Unborn child is rightly verbose in its call for the care of unborn children and … Continue reading

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