Tag Archives: assisted dying
Pro-euthanasia lobby rounds up tiny maverick group of religious leaders in preparation for new assault on parliament
By Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a British organization with 4,500 doctors and 1,000 medical students. I see that Dignity in Dying (the former Voluntary Euthanasia Society), which campaigns for the legalisation of
RCGP Chairman Clare Gerada moves to gag doctors on ‘assisted dying’
By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members I’ve had a flurry of correspondence recently from
BMA corrects Lord Falconer’ s misrepresentation of its position on ‘assisted dying’
By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members Yesterday [July 5] I drew attention to Lord
BMJ backs “neutrality” on assisted dying
By Michael Cook The British Medical Journal has declared that the legalisation of assisted dying is inevitable and that British doctors should move from opposition to neutrality. Editor Fiona Godlee supports a group called Healthcare Professionals for Assisted Dying which
Retired doctors working together to bring euthanasia to a town near you
By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members. I see that the Secular Medical Forum (SMF)
The Role of the Media in Shaping the UK Debate on ‘Assisted Dying’
By Dr. Peter Saunders Just over a year ago I was commissioned to write a review article about the role of the media in shaping the UK [United Kingdom] debate on ‘assisted dying’. The article was published in the September