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Assisted suicide threat today
23rd March 2009:
Late on Thursday 19 March we learned details of the expected last minute amendment to the clauses on assisting suicide in the government's Coroners and Justice Bill. The coalition of which CMF is just one member body, Care Not Killing,...
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Assisted suicide in Scotland - consultation
27th January 2009:
In 2009 there is a new attempt in the Scottish Parliament to legalise assisted suicide. Margo MacDonald MSP has launched a public consultation on her proposed End of Life Choices (Scotland) Bill. You can access her full consultation document by:...
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Finally, the 1983 Mental Health Act has been amended. [1] Much stays the same. What is new? The two most noteworthy changes are that the definition of mental disorder has significantly broadened to 'any disorder or disability of mind' and that community treatment orders" have been introduced. Parliament's 'guiding principles'...
The High Court in October turned down her application, but in the light of public interest allowed her to proceed to the Court of Appeal, while making it very clear that her arguments were extremely unlikely to succeed. [1] The parents of Daniel James, a 23-year-old rendered tetraplegic following a...
Peter Saunders on the Debbie Purdy verdict
29th October 2008:
Dr Peter Saunders responds to Debbie Purdy losing the High Court judgement over assisted suicide. News Clip - BBC News 24
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Peter Saunders on Daniel James case.
21st October 2008:
Peter Saunders was interviewed about the assisted suicide case of Daniel James on Friday 17th October Watch clips from both the Channel 4 news and BBC News 24 .
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