Liverpool Debate Defeats Proposal To Change The Law On Euthanasia David Alton The Motion debated on November 25th 2010 at the Liverpool Medical Institution, by the Liverpool Legal-Medico Society (lawyers and medics) was to support changes in the law which would permit...
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Eugenics and Euthanasia
Universe Column for December 3rd 2006 It was deeply disturbing to read that the Anglican Bishop of Southwark, Bishop Tom Butler, has joined the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology, in calling for legal euthanasia in the case of seriously disabled newborn...
Euthanasia: 2003
Easter 2003 Column Universe Column April 20th 2003 (Easter Sunday) By David Alton On Easter Sunday we throw away the grave clothes, smash the bonds of death, and replace grieving with celebration. It is the day when we reaffirm our central belief in life after death...
Eugenics and Euthanasia
Universe Column for December 3rd 2006 by David Alton It was deeply disturbing to read that the Anglican Bishop of Southwark, Bishop Tom Butler, has joined the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecology, in calling for legal euthanasia in the case of seriously...
Right to Life Care Card – Campaign to stop the legalisation of euthanasia in the UK
Members of both Houses of Parliament gathered last week to champion the cause of sick and terminally ill patients who face the prospect Dutch-style euthanasia laws. On the day on which the parliamentarians joined with Right To Life in launching a Human Rights Care...
Mental Capacity Bill and Euthanasia
Universe Column for July 4th 2004 by David Alton The Government have now presented their Mental Capacity Bill to Parliament. In the light of considerable scaremongering about the Government's intentions it is worth pointing out several things: * The Pro-Life...
The euthanasia battle is not over
Universe Column for September 10th 2006 by David Alton In the immediate aftermath of the defeat of Lord Joffe’s Bill to permit assisted suicide I warned that opponents of euthanasia should not rest on their laurels. Lord Joffe made it abundantly clear that despite...
Assisted Dying and Euthanasia
Talk given to Liverpool Medical-Legal Society - November 2010 Presentation slides: 2010 Liverpool Medical-Legal Society 1
Euthanasia: Getting To The Heart of The Matter
Examining why euthanasia can never be ethically justifiable, this book helps individuals and groups understand the issues like Diane Pretty or Tony Blend and how best to influence public policy. (with Martin Foley) 2005Click here for more information.
September 2023 – Dublin Dinner To Celebrate The Gift of Life. Proposals to use AI to select and destroy “unsuitable” human embryos challenged: “This is AI led eugenics. We need instead Authentic Intelligence, Ethical Intelligence – not more eugenics.” “The supreme human right is the right to life – on which all other human rights are dependent.”
September 9th, 2023 Dublin PRO LIFE Dinner It is a pleasure to have been able to accept the invitation from Senator Ronan Mullen to be with you in Dublin tonight. Nothing is more important than the defence of life itself. After the 2018 Referendum the faint...
Human rights and assisted dying. Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 24 May 2023 https://twitter.com/davidaltonhl/status/1661823331140509696?s=46&t=bdJwQ39bSducVkIUM4iJbQ It is hard to see how the U.K. could frame a euthanasia law that protects vulnerable people such as those with disabilities. What’s happened overseas...
Letters To The Times In Support of Melanie Phillips Op Ed “Assisted Dying is Just Another Name For Killing.”
Letters To The Times In Support of Melanie Phillips Op Ed "Assisted Dying is Just Another Name For Killing." December 14th 2022 Times letters: Assisted dying inquiry and end-of-life care Sir, Melanie Phillips eloquently condemns the use of weasel words in the debate...
Proposed Assisted Dying Bill: implications for mental healthcare and psychiatrists – published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2022
Proposed Assisted Dying Bill: implications for mental healthcare and psychiatrists Summary The UK is currently considering making assisted dying available to patients who are terminally ill. We discuss ethical and practical aspects of this complex issue and outline...
Very large number of Peers speak in opposition to Lords assisted suicide bill
Date: Friday 22nd October 2021 Release time: Immediate Very large number of Peers speak in opposition to Lords Assisted Suicide BillThe APPG for Dying Well promotes access to excellent care at theend of life and stands against the legalisation of assisted suicide In...
Good to stand and speak with 62 Peers today opposing the Meacher Bill (assisted suicide).
Good to stand today as one of 62 Peers who opposed the Meacher Bill today, including doctors, Peers with disabilities, lawyers, and many who say that the Bill has inadequate safeguards. It should not be allowed onto the Statute Books....
Dr Carol Davis – a consultant in palliative medicine – says “The Assisted Dying Bill is based on shaky evidence”. “Baroness Meacher’s proposed ‘safeguards’ are unsafe and unwise”
Dr Carol Davis - a consultant in palliative medicine - says "The Assisted Dying Bill is based on shaky evidence". Baroness Meacher’s proposed 'safeguards' are unsafe and unwise The Assisted Dying bill is based on shaky evidence The calls of the ‘assisted dying’ lobby...
Turning Caretakers into Killers: Baroness O’Loan says that ” Baroness Meacher’s Assisted Dying Bill offers no real safeguards for the most vulnerable patients…. There is nothing in the Meacher Bill to protect them, just an awful lot that may bring them terrible harm.”
Turning Caretakers into Killers: Baroness O'Loan says that " Baroness Meacher’s Assisted Dying Bill offers no real safeguards for the most vulnerable patients…. There is nothing in the Meacher Bill to protect them, just an awful lot that may bring them terrible harm."...
Opponents of changing the law on Assisted Suicide tell Parliamentarians their stories: Retired GP Says: “I am concerned that if patients have a right to die then doctors have a duty to kill.” Registered Nurse for People with Learning Disabilities says “I have witnessed their dignity in continuing to live even against the odds. Long may they live and long may society value their right to live.”
======================= Opponents of changing the law on Assisted Suicide tell Parliamentarians their stories: Retired GP Says: "I am concerned that if patients have a right to die then doctors have a duty to kill." I am writing to you to raise my concerns about the...
Why Peers should reject the Assisted Dying Bill: James Mildred argues that “Legalising assisted dying is the wrong answer to the right question. Let’s change the debate to focus on quality palliative care instead.”
https://www.politicshome.com/members/article/why-peers-should-reject-the-assisted-dying-bill Why Peers should reject the Assisted Dying Bill Improving palliative care is a better solution to people nearing the end of their lives. James Mildred, Chief Communications...
Moving letter I received today “our current law preventing assisted suicide saved my father’s life when he was suffering in hospital.” Don’t replace a tough law with safeguards and which protects vulnerable people with one which will endanger their lives.
Moving letter I received today “our current law preventing assisted suicide saved my father’s life when he was suffering in hospital.” Don’t replace a tough law with safeguards and which protects vulnerable people with one which will endanger their lives. Please...
For 18 years David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today he is an Independent Crossbench Life Peer in the UK House of Lords.
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Make Reform of Policy on Genocide and Atrocity Crimes A Manifesto Commitment The Herculean efforts to move U.K. policy on atrocity crimes and genocide was raised again this week at a meeting with the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, and Foreign Secretary, David...