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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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Watch former international development secretary Clare Short give evidence to the Iraq inquiry live here: Get Flash to see this player.
By Alex Stevenson and Ian Dunt Clare Short has savaged Tony Blair and his style of government in a disarming and provocative witness session at the Iraq inquiry. Her attacks have also focused on Alastair Campbell, Lord Goldsmith and the legal advice that paved the way to war. Analysts had expected Ms Short, who resigned… Read more »
