New online — Ontario’s euthanasia regulators have tracked 428 cases of possible criminal violations, and not referred a single one to law enforcement. Read about the leaked documents, first revealed publicly moments ago by Alexander Raikin: thenewatlantis.com/publications/c…

2023 figures of #euthanasia #MAID in Canada are out. Many things troubling, but already this: about 50% of 'track-2' (i.e. people not close to death) cite loneliness & burden on others as sources of suffering. Of course, DwD folks will still claim no social factors to MAID...

Some ‘highlights’ of the Leadbeater bill evidence this week. These people are terrifying

We urge MPs to consider the needs of older people before the third reading of the #AssistedDyingBill on Friday. We are profoundly concerned by the exclusion of those specialising in older people’s healthcare in the drafting of the bill. buff.ly/I7No4vt

I get the feeling that some MPs haven't scrutinised the #AssistedDying bill& are voting for this because they feel that Kim Leadbeater is a good egg, which undoubtedly she is. But this is NOT voting 4 your favourite act at Eurovision, this is seismic law change at breakneck speed

"We have to trust our healthcare professionals." I think Kim Leadbeater has just lost the argument on Assisted Dying. #bbcnewsnight BBC Newsnight

Re: Kim Leadbeater BBC Newsnight - Good to know a former personal trainer knows more about the MCA/MHA than the RCPsych. She doesn't trust drs opinions on the dangers of the Bill but trusts them to assess capacity/depression within an underfunded NHS. Well I'm reassured...

This is excellent, inviteful, and a must-read The grim reality of assisted dying thecritic.co.uk/the-grim-reali…

Several young women with anorexia have been deemed untreatable by the Court of Protection. If the bill goes through, these cases will be approved by local panels. Not even judicial oversight

3. Leadbeater’s response: “Sometimes mistakes are made—but ultimately, if that person was close to death, they would be poorly… the physical deterioration that takes place would happen….if they’re feeling fine, they can change their mind at any time.”

4. It’s genuinely unbelievable. Leadbeater is claiming that if a doctor gives a badly ill person an incorrect six-month diagnosis, a patient can just correct it by checking if they’re “feeling fine”. No doctor, including bill supporters, has ever made such an outlandish claim.

Nikki da Costa Ellie Reeves Keir Starmer This is a tsunami of experts - please heed the warnings. The NHS can’t handle this, neither can the hospices nor social care. There will be no safe place. The law is a safety net for the vulnerable, not a vehicle for the powerful and influential.

MPs need to think of buyer's regret on #assisteddying. This is beautifully put by the grandson of one of the pioneers of #assistedsuicide in Oregon. There were 'hours left unlived, words left unsaid, kisses left unshared...' How many more if the bill passes on Friday?

Can we please remember that Esther Rantzen would have missed two birthdays at the very least had "#assisteddying" been legal and she had chosen that option? She is a (thankfully) living, breathing example of why passing this bill would be a mistake. #assistedsuicide

My letter NOT published in The Guardian on #assistedsuicide #AssistedDying

"Now, splendidly, everything had become clear. The enemy at last was plain in view, huge and hateful, all disguise cast off. It was the Modern Age in arms." After this week I feel like Evelyn Waugh at the time of the Nazi-Soviet Pact in 1939. The politics of 'progress' has

I've been accused of disguising something myself - my Christian faith. And it's true that while I've never hidden it (see my maiden speech) I didn't parade my faith as the basis of my objection to assisted suicide. You don't need religious arguments to show this Bill is bad,

Chillingly, moments after the AD vote, the company dubbed the “Tesla of euthanasia” (selling death by gassing), publicly relished the chance to expand into the UK market. Comments from the death pod's inventor, Philip Nitschke: “As soon as we know that the final legislation is

"Disabled people are required to advocate for themselves in every stage of life, and this legislation will only exacerbate the pressures they face and the underlying assumption that their lives are worth less." Tanni Grey Thompson observer.co.uk/news/opinion-a…

Beautifully written. Prof. Mark Taubert 🙏🏻