Resources and articles
Resources:
Healthcare professionals need to sign this letter today from The Christian Institute
When ‘End of Life Care’ Goes Wrong – Printed Report
Ask your MP to oppose assisted suicide from CARE
Act now to stop assisted suicide, Christian Concern
Invitation to sign a petition against the proposed Assisted Dying legislation
Newer articles at the top:
Assisted suicide: A matter of life and death, The Christian Institute
Assisted suicide patients ‘can take hours to die’ by Tom Gordon, Daily Mail (£)
Bishop of Guildford writes of Assisted Dying “Hard cases make bad law”
Assisted Suicide from the Bishops of the Diocese of Lichfield
Assisted dying is a corruption of medicine by Cory Franklin, spiked
Top Judge pokes holes in Assisted Dying Bill by Charles Hymas, Telegraph
The false gospel of assisted suicide by Ben John, Christian Concern
Hospice UK urged to take clear stance against assisted suicide, Christian Institute
The costs of assisted suicide by Rajiv Shah, Artillery Row
Assisted dying: Cancer specialists voice their fears by Simon Caldwell, TCW
We’re way beyond the slippery slope. We need new criteria for MAID by Shawn Whatley, National Post
Looking down the slippery slope: Can assisted suicide be restricted to the terminally ill? by Philip Murray, UK Constitutional Law Association
12 reasons not to legalise assisted suicide, Christian Concern
Pushback to euthanasia in the UK by Jonathon Van Maren, The Bridgehead
Assisted dying versus assisted living – letter to the Irish Times
Bishop of Portsmouth says assisted suicide is same ideology as Nazism by Donna Birrell, Premier
MPs’ opposition to assisted dying bill grows amid criticism of lack of debate, Guardian
The perils of assisted dying – letter to The Guardian from members of the legal profession
Assisted suicide and the value in suffering by Sean Walsh, TCW
Canada is moving ever closer to euthanasia-on-demand without exceptions by Jonathon Van Maren, The Bridgehead
There’s still cause for hope on assisted suicide by James Mildred, Premier Christianity
Diocese of Norwich Reflections
Religious leaders meet Kim Leadbeater MP to discuss her Bill to legalise assisted dying by Hattie Williams, Church Times
Wes Streeting could start a Labour revolt over assisted dying by Niall Gooch, UnHerd
‘God gives you life. God takes the life’: Muslims in Bradford concerned over assisted dying bill, Guardian
Health Secretary Wes Streeting will vote against assisted dying law, BBC
Assisted dying move defeated in Welsh Senedd vote, BBC
Assisted dying: Kim Leadbeater has ‘productive’ meeting with church leaders, Independent
Disabled voices are missing from the UK’s ‘assisted dying’ debate by Ann Farmer, Mercator
Letter to Society Clergy about the Assisted Dying Bill
The assisted dying debate is about so much more than kindness v conservatism by Sonia Sodha, Guardian
End of life care in England and Wales can’t cope with demand, say doctors opposed to assisted dying, Guardian
Leading cancer specialist ‘s warning on assisted dying by Sam Merriman, Mail on Sunday
Open Pandora’s Box on assisted dying and it will be hard to shut by Michael Nazir Ali, The Times
Is Assisted Suicide Inevitable? by James Mildred, CARE
Paralympian warns assisted suicide Bill puts disabled lives at risk from The Christian Institute
Watch: Tim Dieppe – “‘Assisted dying’ is actually helping people commit suicide, so call it what it is – assisted suicide.”
‘Kill the bill, not the ill’ say campaigners against legalising assisted suicide, Christian Concern
It’s time to talk plainly about ‘assisted dying’ by John Wyatt, spiked
‘Kill the bill, not the ill’ say campaigners against legalising assisted suicide, Christian Concern
‘Not all suffering can be relieved’: A debate on assisted dying, Charlie Falconer and Charles Moore debate, Spectator
Poor at risk of being coerced into assisted dying in Canada by Janet Eastham, Telegraph
Little Tafida and the case against assisted dying by Simon Caldwell, TCW
Assisted dying Bill would not lead to ‘slippery slope’, MP tells Archbishop by Hanna Geissler, Daily Express
MP behind assisted dying bill asks to meet Archbishop to avoid “discord and division” in the debate, Religion Media Centre
Bishop James Jones Letter to The Times
Assisted dying is an affront against human liberty by
‘Assisted dying’ would inspire injustices against the most marginalised Britons from CARE
Christians called to act as UK faces ‘worst ever threat of assisted suicide becoming law’ – Christian Today
Death on demand? by John Wyatt, Artillery Row
If we legalise assisted dying, we’ll bitterly regret it by Michael Deacon, Telegraph
Where the Archbishop has called it right, Telegraph Leader
Justin Welby’s assisted dying intervention should be welcomed by Gerry Lynch, UnHerd
Archbishop of Canterbury: Assisted dying becomes ‘duty to die’ by Anna Rees, Premier
Baroness Finlay: ‘Labour’s assisted dying bill is dangerous – it could have unintended consequences’ by Natasha Leake, Telegraph
Ex-BBC journalist: ‘Assisted suicide slippery slope is all too real’, The Christian Institute
The Cautionary Tale of Canada’s Euthanasia Regime: An Interview with Alexander Raikin by Jonathon Van Maren, The Bridgehead
Euthanasia in the Castle: Inside Europe’s Museums of Nazi Medical Crimes by Amanda Achtman, Public Discourse
Ten myths about assisted suicide by Kevin Yuill, spiked
Am I prepared to help my mum die? by Mark Piggott, Artillery Row
Assisted dying bill presented to the Commons by Katy Balls, Spectator
In death, people can flourish and find meaning by Michael Cook, Mercator
Disabled TV star Liz Carr’s heartfelt message to Americans about assisted dying by James Reinl, Daily Mail
I went for a mastectomy and they offered me assisted dying, Canadian cancer patient reveals by Cameron Henderson, Telegraph
Assisted dying: A Citizens’ Juror finds it’s already stitched up from TCW
We remove the taboo on assisted dying at our peril by Sebastian Millbank, Telegraph
Euthanasia is for pets. Humans are different by Dominic Lawson, Sunday Times
There’s no dignity in assisted dying by Kathleen Stock, UnHerd
We all want to die with dignity, but does the Assisted Dying Bill really give us that? by Tim Farron MP, Christian Today
Assisted suicide “absolutely prohibited” in Islam, posing ethical dilemma for Muslim doctors from Religion Media Centre
Archbishop of Westminster urges flock to oppose assisted dying bill by Kaya Burgess, The Times
Consciousness and Sedation at the End of Life by Jose Lim, Public Discourse
A roundup of articles from earlier this year