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Brian

@brianhilton997

Personal thoughts, mostly on disability issues but occasionally on other stuff

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calendar_today06-04-2014 00:24:29

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Dear MSPs, this Bill is dangerous and would put pressure on the most vulnerable to end their lives. There are no real safeguards against coercion, especially for those without adequate care & support #AssistUsToLive Not Dead Yet UK DPAC

Dear MSPs, this Bill is dangerous and would put pressure on the most vulnerable to end their lives. There are no real safeguards against coercion, especially for those without adequate care &amp; support #AssistUsToLive <a href="/TheNotDeadYetUK/">Not Dead Yet UK</a> <a href="/Dis_PPL_Protest/">DPAC</a>
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Dear MSPs, In a world that already questions our very existence, this Bill is both dangerous and flawed. Disabled people need support to live, not assistance to die. #AssistUsToLive Not Dead Yet UK DPAC

Dear MSPs, In  a world that already questions our very existence, this Bill is both dangerous and flawed. Disabled people need support to live, not assistance to die. #AssistUsToLive  <a href="/TheNotDeadYetUK/">Not Dead Yet UK</a> <a href="/Dis_PPL_Protest/">DPAC</a>
Melanie Ward MP (@melanie_ward) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It is not possible to give the choice that a small number seek about the end of their life without putting a much larger vulnerable group in harm’s way. RCPsych in Scotland & many others agree. That’s why I hope MSP colleagues will reject this dangerous assisted dying bill tomorrow.

Kevin Yuill (@historykev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If this is true, why do palliative care doctors, who have seen a lot more suffering than you have, oppose legalising #assistedsuicide by 82%?

If this is true, why do palliative care doctors, who have seen a lot more suffering than you have, oppose legalising #assistedsuicide by 82%?
Liz "blue tick" Carr (@thelizcarr) 's Twitter Profile Photo

An alternative to the usual pro assisted suicide media bias (yes, I'm referring to tonight's BBC Panorama), here's a link to Better Off Dead? bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00… My Royal Television Society award winning documentary opposing assisted suicide from a secular, disability rights perspective

Jonny Blackwell (@jonnyblackwell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

My letter NEVER published in The Guardian 👇 The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 requires no psychiatric assessment unless you’re under 25. Depression doesn’t disappear on your 26th birthday! Vote no! 👇

BBC Newsnight (@bbcnewsnight) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"This is not sabotage, this is scrutiny." Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley responds to Esther Rantzen's criticism that the House of Lords is blocking the assisted dying bill. #Newsnight

Kristin M. Collier, MD (@hsrdirector) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m just a physician but when “mentally ill teenagers ask to be put to death” perhaps we should refuse and instead provide the care and support they need instead of killing them theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/…

DPAC (@dis_ppl_protest) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#AssistedDyingBill #Scotland The Scottish Parliament will today have the final vote on the Scottish Assisted Dying Bill. If you live in Scotland please contact your MSP and tell them to vote NO news.stv.tv/politics/rare-…

Glasgow Disability Alliance (@gda__online) 's Twitter Profile Photo

GDA recognises that many people hold differing views on the principle of #AssistedDying. Regardless of people’s views on the principle of Assisted Dying, it is widely accepted by multiple professional bodies that this Bill is unsafe. This is why we’re urging MSP’s to VOTE NO

GDA recognises that many people hold differing views on the principle of #AssistedDying. Regardless of people’s views on the principle of Assisted Dying, it is widely accepted by multiple professional bodies that this Bill is unsafe.  This is why we’re urging MSP’s to VOTE NO
Meg Hillier (@meg_hilliermp) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The bill still lacks safeguards to protect the vulnerable and allows any future Government to alter the founding principles of our precious NHS. In Hackney we know the value of end of life care at St Joseph's Hospice-we need investment in palliative care not state-assisted dying.

Pauline Boyce (@boycepauline) 's Twitter Profile Photo

GCIL is urging MSPs to vote NO as they debate Stage 3 of the #AssistedDying bill. Yes, disabled people hold a range of views but many are worried about risks. Disabled people deserve dignity, support and protection to live well. Until safeguards are stronger MSPs should vote No.

GCIL is urging MSPs to vote NO as they debate Stage 3 of the #AssistedDying bill. Yes, disabled people hold a range of views but many are worried about risks.
Disabled people deserve dignity, support and protection to live well. Until safeguards are stronger MSPs should vote No.
Antonia Bance MP (@antoniabance) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hoping with all my heart that colleagues in the Scottish Parliament vote down the assisted dying bill before then tonight. The bill is full of holes and will do no matter job of protecting vulnerable people from coercion than the Westminster bill.

Andrew Learmonth (@andrewlearmonth) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Jeremy Balfour tells MSPs that disabled people are "frightened" by the assisted dying Bill. "Colleagues, friends, I am begging you to consider what the consequences of passing this bill will be for the most vulnerable in our communities," he says.

Dan Hitchens (@ddhitchens) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Jeremy Balfour (Independent): “Imagine you relied on your family and friends to make daily sacrifices to help you get up, dressed and ready for the day. “Imagine being told by many people, including a number of politicians, that you’re a burden on society and that the benefits

Right To Life UK (@righttolifeuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"DISABLED PEOPLE ARE FRIGHTENED" Jeremy Balfour 4 Edinburgh and Lothians East implores MSPs to put themselves in the shoes of people with disabilities who are terrified about the prospect of assisted suicide becoming legal. MSPs must reject this dangerous law.

Not Dead Yet UK (@thenotdeadyetuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sue Webber 💜💙 explaining with eloquence the complexity of the moral arguments, that there are no winners in this debate, and the importance of recognising that this Bill as drafted is not safe for many people, which must take priority over individual choice scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meetin…