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A senior professor of old-age psychiatry has branded the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych) approach to the Assisted Dying Bill ‘inconsistent with the college membership’. Baroness Elaine Murphy, a prominent medical member of the House of Lords, has added her voice to a growing number of RCPsych members, including a former college president and vice-president,… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) held the first oral evidence sessions today, where it heard overwhelmingly that patient choice and autonomy are enhanced by the introduction of assisted dying. The Bill sponsors and three representatives from Royal Colleges all said that patients will be able… Read more »
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The Liberal Democrat leader has called on the Government to work with Europe to lead attempts to tackle climate change. Charles Kennedy said that with little expectation that America will sign up to the Kyoto agreement, the UK should join together with “France, with Sweden, with Holland, with Denmark in pressing the principle of contraction… Read more »
Tony Blair has told the House of Commons that the violence surrounding England fans in Portugal is “completely intolerable.” Dozens of English supporters have been arrested in Portugal after a second night of alcohol-fuelled violence. Prior to the Euro 2004 tournament, UEFA had threatened to throw out the English team if fans became involved in… Read more »
