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Kim Leadbeater MP
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A leading palliative care doctor has slammed MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill as “deeply dangerous” ahead of a decisive vote in Westminster later this month. Dr Amy Proffitt is a palliative care expert and vocal critic of Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End Of Life) Bill, set to be debated…
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A leading UK bioethics centre has slammed a recent Whitehall impact assessment of assisted suicide, calling it a “truly sinister document…that sets no value on protecting life”. A Whitehall cost analysis of MP Kim Leadbeater’s draft assisted suicide bill recently concluded that it would save the NHS money by expediting…
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A professor of health law has warned that assisted suicide in Canada has increasingly “prioritized access over protection”. Trudo Lemmens is a professor of health law and policy at the University of Toronto. He is also a member of the Chief Coroner on Ontario MAiD Death Review Committee. While Professor…
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People suffering from anorexia could be endangered by assisted suicide laws, a health charity has warned ahead of today’s first vote on MSP Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Health experts from the charity Eat Breathe Thrive, which helps people with eating disorders, have warned that…
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Assisted suicide, if legalised, will save the British state almost £60 million annually after ten years, a “brutal” impact assessment predicts ahead of an expected vote on legislation in Parliament next week. Last Friday, Whitehall published an impact assessment of MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill. SPUC slammed the “brutal…
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A retired chief coroner has warned that MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill could lead to potential murders not being investigated, in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), raising more concerns about a lack of safeguards. Leadbeater’s bill, if legalised, could lead to potential murders not being…