[Dated July 27, 2024] Yesterday, Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Charlie Falconer) introduced a Private Members Bill (there’s an explanation of what they are here) to make it legal to assist people who are terminally ill to die. As a group of disability rights campaigners, Not Dead Yet UK are deeply concerned about this course of … Continue reading Not Dead Yet UK Warns About Lord Falconer’s Aim to Legalize Assisted Suicide
Our good friends at Not Dead Yet UK got some significant coverage including photos in the Big Issue publication last month. Big Issue Group describes itself as media and other “initiatives under a shared mission to create innovative solutions through enterprise, to unlock social and economic opportunity for the millions of people in the UK … Continue reading Not Dead Yet UK Earns Media Coverage In “Big Issue”
Our disabled allies in the UK are currently experiencing – and fighting against – a potentially deadly assault on their lives and freedom. The UK Government proposes to severely cut the many parts of the social safety net that disabled people of all ages depend on to live – and many just barely managing on … Continue reading Disability Activists in the UK Push Back Against BBC and Terry Pratchett Promotion of Assisted Suicide
