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We thank God recently for several pieces of good news around assisted suicide. First, the Tynwald (the Isle of Man's Parliament) debated assisted suicide and unanimously voted to take no action at the current time. Next, a Westminster Hall debate rejected Christine Jardine's call for a parliamentary review of the law....
CMF's Mark Pickering on BBC Radio London, discussing the Commons debate on assisted suicide.
Broadcast by BBC Radio London on July 4 2019.CMF's Mark Pickering on BBC Radio 4's Today, discussing the Commons debate on assisted suicide.
Broadcast by BBC Radio 4 on July 1 2019.When the World Medical Association (WMA) was formed in the 1940s, it was as an ethical bulwark against the extremes of Nazi medicine. It has subsequently maintained a strong support for freedom of conscience and active opposition to euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. (1) However, at the WMA General Assembly...
New draft guidance from the BMA allows doctors to withdraw food and fluids from non-imminently dying patients with dementia, stroke and brain injury, provided it is in their 'best interests'. (1),(2) It comes complete with a six-page executive summary, flow charts and tick box forms to smooth the decision-making process....
