Defending Vulnerable People's Right to Live
Saturday July 4, 2009
The aim of ALERT is to warn people of the dangers of any type of euthanasia legislation and pro-death initiatives. These include the promotion of Living Wills and Advance Directives, which create a climate for the acceptance of euthanasia.
IF you have an urgent message please ring 020 7730 2800.
ALERT was founded in December 1991 to provide well-documented information on these and related issues, and to defend the lives and rights of the medically vulnerable, recognising that all human beings are of equal value.
Make deaths report public, say families
From The News
By Chris Owen
A report which raised fears of a 'culture of involuntary euthanasia on the wards' was never seen by the jury.
Shouldering the burden of care- Andy Rickell
From DiabilityNow
As demographics indicate a greater need for social care, Andy Rickell ponders the ins and outs of its provision by the state
Life and Death Matters Conference 2009
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Life and Death Matters:Disability Rights and IncapacityDate: Postponed, new date to be arranged. |
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Venue: London Metropolitan University, 16 Goulston Street, E1 7TP (map) Cost: £65 (includes light lunch and refreshments); Sponsored places available at £25. Speakers include:
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Barristers and solicitors are entitled to claim 6 CPD points for attendance.
Dr Jacqueline Laing: Tel: 0207 320 4930
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Claire Keefe: Tel: 0207 320 4950
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Parents fight doctors for son's right to life
The parents of a nine-month-old boy who is being kept alive on a ventilator have gone to the High Court to fight for his right to life.
Terminally ill opt for suicide by starvation
March 8, 2009
Given no other way to end their lives, patients are choosing an Euthanasia agonising death with the help of GPs
New treatment guidelines mean doctors must follow wishes of terminally-ill patients
From Mail Online.
By Steve Doughty
7th March 2009
'End of life care': New guidelines state that doctors must discuss all options with terminally-ill patients, including refusing treatment and turning off life-support machines
There is a tendency to see the legalisation or physician assisted suicide (PAS) solely in terms of Individual rights and to Ignore the Impact of such a radical change in the law on society, including both the health care system and the community as a whole. Care Not Killing recently published an extensive review on this controversial issue. The CNK website is kept regularly updated with reviews, articles and news stories on the theme of promoting palliative care and opposing assisted suicide.