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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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All three of Britain’s political parties have moved quickly to condemn Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe after his rival pulled out of Friday’s election over the weekend. Mr Mugabe and Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai had been due to contest a second-round runoff on June 27th, but the latter exited the race yesterday… Read more »
The UK government backs a senior UN official’s claim that the international community can only make limited progress in helping Somalis find a permanent peace. A Foreign Office official told politics.co.uk there is frustration within Whitehall about the limited influence external mediators, including the UK, can bring to bear on the situation. The comments came… Read more »
