INSIGHT: Assisted Dying

Written by Super User 27 Feb 2015
INSIGHT: Assisted Dying

Baroness Jane Campbell, Dr Phil Friend OBE, Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick OBE and many other leading disabled people have organised a campaign to prevent a change in the law on assisted dying. Much media attention has been given recently to campaigns for voluntary euthanasia but the collective voice of disabled people on these life-and-death issues has not yet been heard by the media, courts, the legislators, the medical profession, social and health care policy makers and healthcare practitioners. ‘Not Dead Yet’ (NDY) campaigners are addressing this lack of information. On Wednesday this week there was a seminar to discuss the Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Lords and NDY campaigners were given 5 minutes each to pitch ideas that could be built on and implemented when the Assisted Dying Bill returns to the political arena after the general election. For insights into issues raised by the Assisted Dying Bill click the 'More' button. see also

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