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When the Voluntary Euthanasia society rebranded to become Dignity in Dying they said it was to campaign for all end of life care. No evidence of doing that twenty years later. They say there’s nothing to stop palliative care improving. The Bill is a massive incentive not to.

“MPs will arriving on Friday morning [to vote for it at Third Reading] without sight of the final version of the Bill.” A council voting to change its policy on garden waste management would require better prior sight of papers.

Nikki facing familiar whispering. Memo to the world: sometimes people (women more than men, just from observation) apply their professional skills in their own time to things they care about, on their own initiative, where they see a gap no-one else is filling.

If you want my analysis of Stella's NC20 - which I had read - and why I think it makes women and their babies very vulnerable, it's in my reply to her.

Further thought on this. The sort of people in the lobby, or sitting in parliaments, who ask this kind of question about people with a Twitter account, a phone and a brain, could do a great public service by asking it much more often about the familiar NGOs who court them.

Slow news day?

Why are Downs Syndrome groups retweeting this powerful speech? Because Kim's Bill allows ANY doctor, with no training, to raise ending a terminally ill patient's life even with someone with learning disabilities and capacity is presumed. Family are completely excluded.

"Despite better safeguarding policy, 88.5% of nursing and care staff reported, in a recent survey, witnessing or suspecting abusive practices in homes where they had worked." And Kim Leadbeater MBE MP bill means care homes must offer assisted dying. Really?

The 'once in a generation' claim (but on repeat) 👇 #AssistedDyingBill

MPs have personal beliefs, but also solemn duties: that’s why they must reject the assisted dying bill this week theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

When I said full term 'abortion' wasn't what the public thought of as 'reproductive rights', Stella Creasy asked me to go into my concerns about NC20 (signed by over 150 MPs). I did so in reply (below). I also have significant concerns about NC1 (signed by a similar number) and

Love this heroic thread Jayne Mc exemplifies the 1000s on X who have spent the time engaging with the detail of Kim’s bill and what it means for those who may be pushed to end their lives that way. Thank you Jayne for caring about what legislation this significant actually says.