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Lord Joffe's Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill, [1] which sought to legalise physician-assisted suicide in England and Wales, was defeated at second reading in the House of Lords on Friday 12 May by a massive majority of 148-100 after an eight hour debate in which over 90 peers...
The 20th Century was defined by economic and class-based divisions between socialists and capitalists. But with the main political parties now increasingly embracing free market capitalism and in the absence of an argument about economic management, culture rather than economics will be the future's defining political divide. The 21st Century...
The moral status of the human embryo is central to contemporary debates on the ethics of cloning, embryo research, stem cell research, genetic engineering, assisted reproduction, preimplantation diagnosis, genetic screening, post-coital contraception and the production of chimaeras and 'non-organismal entities'. Although the language predominantly used in the media is...
Office Move We are increasingly aware that our tenure at Partnership House, 157 Waterloo Rd is coming to an end. The plans remain uncertain, although we are hoping that there will be further clarification over the summer as our landlord CMS's plans are confirmed; we could still be asked to...
'Jesus has always many who love His heavenly kingdom, but few who bear His cross; many who desire consolation, but few who care for trial…All desire to be happy with Him; few wish to suffer anything for Him… Many revere His miracles; few approach the shame of the Cross. Many...
As Christian doctors we oppose euthanasia and assisted suicide because we believe in the sanctity of human life made in the image of God. Also we recognise that far from being helpful, assisted dying may be the greatest disservice we can offer, by propelling people forward to a judgement for...
Lord Joffe's revised Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill[1] has its second reading the House of Lords (debate but no vote) on Friday 12 May. The Bill has taken on only four of the Lords'Select Committee's ten recommendations[2] and seeks to enable 'an adult who has capacity and who...
A new alliance to promote palliative care and oppose euthanasia was launched on Tuesday 31 January.[1] The Care Not Killing Alliance [2] now consists of 32 organisations including the Christian Medical Fellowship, the Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain & Ireland, the British Council of Disabled People, RADAR (Royal...
By the time you receive this newsletter the CMF National Conference on 28-30 April will be almost upon us.You should have received two mailings of the conference booking form by now and we hope you are able to join us. This year's theme is 'Choosing God's Way' and the main...
On 9 November 2005 Lord Joffe re-introduced his Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill,[1] the third ‘assisted dying’ bill he has tabled in the House of Lords in as many years. If passed it will enable ‘an adult who has capacity and who is suffering unbearably as a result...
