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New book demands action on assisted dying
Last Rights: The Case for Assisted Dying has been published to spark a grown up conversation about dying in the UK
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Royal College of GPs’ assisted dying survey reveals even greater shift in opinion, after Council petitioned to release weighted results
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has released the full, weighted results of its 2019 membership survey on assisted dying, revealing an even greater shift in opinion from its 2013 poll.
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How we’re campaigning during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Our priority is to keep people safe while continuing to amplify the voices of terminally ill people and their loved ones who continue to be impacted by the UK’s broken law on assisted dying.
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GP opposition to assisted dying plummets but Royal College of GPs remains opposed
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has announced that it will maintain its opposition to a change in the law on assisted dying following a membership survey.
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Jersey to launch British Isles’ first ever citizens assembly on assisted dying
Announcement comes amid growing calls for Westminster inquiry into UK’s current assisted dying laws
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Former Archbishop of Canterbury supports calls for inquiry into assisted dying law
Lord Carey of Clifton makes intervention as ground-breaking new survey of doctors’ views launches this week.
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British Medical Association launches first ever survey on assisted dying
The British Medical Association (BMA) will today (Thursday 6 February 2020) launch its first ever survey of members on assisted dying.
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Appeal court rejects Phil Newby’s judicial review on assisted dying
The Court of Appeal has refused permission for a judicial review on assisted dying, brought by a terminally ill man with motor neurone disease.
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One Brit travels to Switzerland for an assisted death every week, new figures reveal
New figures published reveal that one British person travels to Switzerland for an assisted death at least every seven days, up from one every eight days in recent years.