The unholy cause of euthanasia was dealt a blow yesterday as MPs voted three to one against the Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Commons. Here is the Hansard record of the debate. The text of the Bill is here on the Parliament website. It is – or was – a Private Member’s Bill, introduced …
Category: Euthanasia
Aug 05 2015
Who’s best for Labour?
Christian Voice has put together a video considering the voting records of the contenders for the Labour Party leadership. We hope this will help Christians in the Labour Party as they pray for the outcome and vote for the candidates. Jeremy Corbyn has been in the House of Commons the longest, since 1983. Yvette Cooper entered …
Jul 29 2015
Liverpool Care Pathway put to sleep
A controversial method of hastening death for terminally-ill patients has been scrapped, reports the BBC. The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), developed by Royal Liverpool University Hospital and the Marie Curie cancer charity, involved the withdrawal of medication, food and fluids. Patients were sedated, starved and dehydrated to death. In October 2012 figures released under the Freedom …
Jul 15 2013
End of the Road for Pathway of Death?
The much-criticised Liverpool Care Pathway looks to have come to the end of the road. An independent committee has recommended its closure in a report to the Government published today. The government has ordered hospitals to carry out immediate reviews of their practices and announced that the Liverpool Care Pathway will be phased out. Developed …
Jan 09 2013
BBC3 Suicide Comedy Row
An MP has criticised the BBC for planning to air a situation comedy which treats assisted suicide as a “matter of fun”, reports the Sunday Express. ‘Way To Go’ has three young men building a machine that can kill people. They offer their services for money to those who wish to end their lives. The …
Aug 24 2012
Locked-in man dies after losing case
Tony Nicklinson, who asked the High Court to grant his wife or a doctor the freedom to end his life has died days after the verdict which refused his petition. And already the pro-euthanasia vultures are circling. Mr Nicklinson had been refusing food for up to seven days after learning the outcome of his appeal …