Category Archives: United Kingdom

UK: Director of Public Prosecutions Publishes Guidelines on How to Get Away with Murder

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The long-awaited – and dreaded – “guidelines” from the Director of Public Prosecutions in the UK have been published.  There are many reactions and lots of commentary out there, but by far the best I’ve read so far is from Clair Lewis, who writes “Getting Away With Murder: Discriminatory how-to guide is a national disgrace“: … Continue reading UK: Director of Public Prosecutions Publishes Guidelines on How to Get Away with Murder →

Alternet: Ann Neumann’s Disingenuous Complaints About the State of the Euthanasia Debate

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There’s a fresh piece from Ann Neumann on Alternet, bemoaning the way the euthanasia debate in the UK – and here in the US – has become another aspect of the “Culture Wars.”  As mentioned in an earlier post, there has been a flood of pro-euthanasia coverage in the UK.  It’s even got Ann Neumann, … Continue reading Alternet: Ann Neumann’s Disingenuous Complaints About the State of the Euthanasia Debate →

Clair Lewis: At the end of life’s tether (UK)

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There has been a lot happening in the UK in the past couple of weeks and I’ll be writing on it in the days and weeks to come.  There have been a couple of court cases, and two famous authors promoting euthanasia and assisted suicide – all of this in the UK and in a … Continue reading Clair Lewis: At the end of life’s tether (UK) →

The Guardian (UK) – Charlotte Raven: Should I take my own life?

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Honestly, a lot of what I get to read for my work is pretty dreary stuff.  Disabled people who want to kill themselves, family members who want to kill incapacitated “loved ones,” and elderly guys getting a pass from the legal system when they kill their ill wives are just some of the fun things … Continue reading The Guardian (UK) – Charlotte Raven: Should I take my own life? →

UK: Disability Coalition Blasts Plan to Relax Prosecution of Suicide “Assistance”

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From The Telegraph: In a submission to a consultation on relaxing the rules on assisted suicide – which ends today – a coaliton of five disabled groups, said that “to see suicide as the right solution is to abandon hope. Severely ill and terminally ill people do no deserve society to give up on them.” … Continue reading UK: Disability Coalition Blasts Plan to Relax Prosecution of Suicide “Assistance” →