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By Dave Andrusko I had meant to write on this for the past few weeks, but didn’t, probably because home rule in Scotland in the context of abortion is something I know little about. But thankfully, after the House of Commons voted yesterday 350 to 183 to grant the...
By Michael Cook A bill which would legalize assisted suicide in Scotland contains “significant flaws,” according to a parliamentary committee. Although most of the committee opposes the principle of the bill, they have decided to allow it to pass to the whole Scottish...
By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members. A report by Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)...
By Alex Schadenberg, International Chair - Euthanasia Prevention Coalition The BBC reported that the Care Not Killing (CNK) in Scotland has launched an online petition calling on MSPs [Members of the Scottish Parliament] to reject a bill that would allow people...
If assisted suicide proposals lead so quickly to calls for children to be considered for assisted suicide, then who could possibly be fully safe under such a regime? By Paul Russell, Founder, Hope Australia Editor’s note. MSPs refers to Members of the Scottish...
By Dave Andrusko In June NRL News Today ran a story about what can only be described as a bizarre recommendation. A coalition of what are called children’s charities in Scotland actually recommended that the age of consent to ask for assisted suicide—16—was too...
Editor’s note. Care Not Killing is a UK-based alliance of individuals and organizations which brings together disability and human rights groups, healthcare providers, and faith-based bodies to ensure that existing laws against euthanasia and assisted suicide...
By Wesley J. Smith I have discussed the assisted suicide legislation pending in Scotland that would authorize trained ”facilitators” to help people kill themselves. Well, we have volunteers! From the STV story: “At least 25 people have volunteered to help...
By Dr. Peter Saunders Editor’s note. Dr. Saunders is a former general surgeon and is CEO of Christian Medical Fellowship, a UK-based organization with 4,500 UK doctors and 1,000 medical students as members. An opinion piece in The Guardian on Saturday by the...
By Wesley J. Smith This is completely nuts! The new assisted suicide legalization bill in Scotland is so wild that it would create the new profession of ”licensed suicide facilitator!” From the SP Bill 40: Licensing of facilitators (1) The Scottish Ministers may, by...