ASSISTED DYING BILL: "(End of life care) is broken" (Sam Ahmedzai)

We need these ideas thoroughly debated, not rushed through Parliament

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ASSISTED DYING BILL: "We need more help with 'End of Life'"

We need these ideas thoroughly debated, not rushed through Parliament

Contact your MP: http://togetherdeclaration.org/campaigns/assisted-dying-bill-contact-your-mp/

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ASSISTED DYING VOTE: "This whole bill has been rushed... MPs have not been given enough time" (Josh Walker)

Many views and concerns - MPs vote today - it looks likely to be close

Last chance to contact MPs: https://togetherdeclaration.org/campaigns/assisted-dying-bill-contact-your-mp/

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ASSISTED DYING: "The bill is a mess... it begs as many questions as it answers" (Kevin Yuill)

There needs to be a proper debate, involving the public fully and thrashing out all the issues

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ASSISTED DYING BILL: "It doesn't prevent doctors from proposing assisted dying to patients" (Kevin Yuill)

This is just one of many major concerns Issues like this need to be thrashed out and properly debated, not rushed

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ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL: "I worry about palliative care not being good enough" (Wes Streeting)

"I worry about the risk of people being coerced"

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ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL: Is racing toward a vote on April 25, but the process has been terrible

Key safeguards have been stripped away, the Committee of MPs has been loaded, and scrutiny has been rushed

⁠No requirement for a psychiatrist assessment prior to panel stage – hence no expert input to help inform the doctor’s decision

⁠No requirement for a thorough investigation of the patient’s medical history

No requirement to share full medical history with the panel – only what the doctor deems “appropriate”

⁠No requirement to inform or involve the wider family

MP in clip - Sean Woodcock

If you are concerned by this Bill and the way it has been handled, it is important to contact your MP ahead of the vote - here’s how: https://togetherdeclaration.org/campaigns/assisted-dying-bill-contact-your-mp/

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ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL:

"I have yet to encounter a patient whose suffering I could not help" - palliative care doctor Carol Davis

Clip from our full discussion on Wed

MPs vote in 1 week - contact yours today
https://together.eaction.org.uk/asbill

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📽NEW: "What’s Wrong with the Assisted Dying Bill?"

Watch our short documentary film feat. Fleur Elizabeth, Kevin Yuill, Romy Cerratti, Eileen Chubb, Dr Calum Miller, Amanda Hunter, Flick, Ann, & more

This film explores the serious dangers posed by the Assisted Suicide Bill (AKA "Assisted Dying" / Terminally Ill Adults Bill).

We explore how similar laws have expanded beyond their original scope in other countries, why the UK, with its overstretched and underfunded healthcare and social care systems, is in no position to safely introduce such legislation, and how the process behind this Bill has been deeply flawed, from the rejection of key safeguards to the marginalisation of opposing voices.

With the all-important vote expected this Friday - and the vote on a knife-edge, now is the time to act. Please contact your MP to raise awareness of the risks this ill-conceived Bill poses.

A thank you to all who appeared in the documentary,
and to everyone who has worked tirelessly to #KillTheBill

Shot, directed and edited by Rory Jacobs

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6EUq9YNAwg

ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL DEFEATED: "The Lords have done their job"

Together's Amanda Hunter speaking to Channel 4 on the Assisted Suicide Bill failing in the House of Lords

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ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL DEFEATED: "Constitutional duty is to scrutinise legislation, the Lords have done their job"

Together's Amanda Hunter speaking to Channel on the Assisted Suicide Bill failing in the House of Lords

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