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Prayer and action about end-of-life threats
5th February 2010:
You will be aware of all the developments in the last couple of weeks about euthanasia and assisted suicide: On 20 January Mrs Frances Inglis was convicted of the attempted murder and the murder of her brain-damaged son...
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Biased BBC coverage on assisted suicide
2nd February 2010:
As a founder member of the Care Not Killing Alliance, CMF has been asked to draw your attention to accusations that the BBC has pushed the 'right-to-die' agenda by giving hours of airtime and leading news bulletins to the opinions...
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It was a great help to have the CMF and Care Not Killing literature (1) available when recently asked to comment about assisted suicide on our local radio. Particularly impressive are the statistics comparing the number of deaths in the UK per annum with the miniscule number of Britons who...
Since the 7 July defeat in the House of Lords of the Falconer amendment, (1) and after a final failed attempt to amend it by Lord Alderdice, the Coroners and Justice Bill has thankfully passed through both Houses of Parliament unchanged. It can now no longer be used as a...
New guidance has been published to clarify the assisted suicide law in England and Wales. Many rejoiced with Debbie Purdy at the ruling that forced the publication of the guidance, following several failed attempts with the High Court and Court of Appeal. The guidance, published by the Director of Public...
Response from the Christian Medical Fellowship to the Crown Prosecution Service consultation on Interim Policy for Prosecutors in respect of Cases of Assisted Suicide issued by The Director of Public Prosecutions (14/12/2009)
1. Executive summary Christian Medical Fellowship is a founder member of the Care Not Killing Alliance, endorses their submission, and wishes to make brief additions. We hold that both assisted...
Assisted suicide: 11th hour court challenge
8th December 2009:
The Daily Telegraph reports a challenge on 7 December by a profoundly disabled campaigner to the Law Lords' July ruling that the Director of Public Prosecutions must publish guidelines for prosecution criteria in cases of assisted suicide. Alison Davis alleges...
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DPP guidelines on assisted suicide 'not fit for purpose'
17th November 2009:
Recognising the impossible situation that the Director of Public Prosecutions was placed in by the Law Lords' requirement that he publish interim guidelines on criteria for prosecuting those who assist suicide, Care Not Killing, an alliance of which CMF is...
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DPP guidelines on assisted suicide
24th September 2009:
On 23 September the Director of Public Prosecutions published the Guidelines on Assisted Suicide he had been ordered to produce after the Law Lords' decision on 30 July in the case of Debbie Purdy. CMF staff can be seen responding...
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