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Hawaii becomes sixth state to legalise assisted suicide Hawaii has joined California, Colorado, Oregon, Vermont, and the state of Washington to become the sixth state to legalise assisted suicide. Due to come into effect on 1 January 2019, the 'Our Care, Our Choice Act' was signed into law on 5 April...
I am struggling to think of a time when UK Christian doctors have faced greater advocacy challenges all at once. This is perhaps not surprising given the march of secular humanism through our parliaments, courts and institutions. I outline here five major areas of activity. Assisted suicide Given that eleven attempts in...
Dr Peter Saunders debates Michael Urwin on the topic of assisted dying, following the Court of Appeal ruling on the Conway case.
Broadcast by BBC Radio Sussex on January 23 2018.
Dr Peter Saunders talks to Phil Upton on BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire, discussing the Court of Appeal's decision to grant a full hearing of the Noel Conway case.
Broadcast by BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire on January 18 2018.
Dr Peter Saunders talks to Vicki Archer on BBC Radio Shropshire, discussing the Court of Appeal's decision to grant a full hearing of the Noel Conway case.
Broadcast by BBC Radio Shropshire on January 18 2018.
Has modern medicine fallen victim to its own success? UK life expectancy continues to increase, though at a slowing rate. The last 150 years have seen a significant fall in infant mortality, followed by advances in treatment of infectious disease. Many more people live into their 80s, 90s and beyond...
Assisting or encouraging suicide remains a crime in Britain under the Suicide Act 1961, [1] but over the last 14 years there has been relentless pressure to change this. More than ten attempts to legalise assisted suicide (AS) have been made through British parliaments since 2003 — three by each...
