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Articles tagged with: Assisted Dying
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Foreign affairs
By Dignity in Dying
New Zealand set to legalise assisted dying, exit polls suggest
New poll shows 61% Kiwis voted ‘Yes’ in world’s first national referendum on assisted dying earlier this month
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Health
By Compassion in Dying
Half of people do not understand DNRs, new polling from Compassion in Dying finds
More than half of people do not understand DNR orders (Do Not Resuscitate, also known as Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation or DNACPR), new polling from Compassion in Dying has found.
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Home affairs
By Dignity in Dying
Largest ever survey of doctors’ views on assisted dying shows historic shift for greater choice at the end of life
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Home affairs
By Dignity in Dying
Irish assisted dying bill step closer to becoming law
TDs vote 81 to 71 to progress Dying with Dignity Bill to committee stage
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Home affairs
By Dignity in Dying
TDs to vote tonight on landmark Irish Dying with Dignity Bill
A vote this evening (9.30pm, Wednesday 7 October 2020) in Ireland’s Dáil could bring an assisted dying law closer to reality.
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Home affairs
By Dignity in Dying
Irish assisted dying bill: speakers overwhelmingly support reform in Dáil debate last night
Cross-party TDs in the Dáil last night overwhelmingly backed a change in the law on assisted dying, with two-thirds speaking in favour of the Dying with Dignity Bill proposed by Gino Kenny TD.
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Health
By CARE
Investing in palliative care will help build a more compassionate society
We must invest in strengthening the nature of our society by raising the level of palliative care and resist all efforts towards facilitating the death of the vulnerable among us.
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Home affairs
By Dignity in Dying
RCGP members issue legal challenge to Council’s ‘unrepresentative’ and ‘irrational’ decision on assisted dying
Doctors challenge RCGP Council’s decision to remain opposed to assisted dying despite majority support for a change in stance and huge shift in members’ views.
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Health
By Compassion in Dying
Compassion in Dying joins calls for inquiry into blanket DNR orders during pandemic and urges NHS England to publish DNR guidance as matter of urgency
Charity demands action following reports on its information line and in new Queen’s Nursing Institute research of Do Not Resuscitate orders made in blanket way or without explanation to patients and families.
We need to reform assisted dying laws to give terminally ill people the right to die on their own terms
Health
By Andrew Mitchell MP
We need to reform assisted dying laws to give terminally ill people the right to die on their own terms
Many MPs, like me, believe the current assisted dying laws lack transparency and are no longer fit for purpose.
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Home affairs
By Dignity in Dying
Dignity in Dying responds to the Van Der Ploeg case
Cornelius Van Der Ploeg has been jailed at least 5 and a half years after he suffocated his terminally ill ex-wife Cherith Van Der Ploeg when she had only days to live.
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Home affairs
By Compassion in Dying
Health Secretary heeds Compassion in Dying’s calls for first ever national DNAR guidance for patients
New national guidance for patients on Do Not Attempt Resuscitation orders, plus information for NHS staff, to be published after Kate Masters and Compassion in Dying raise grave concerns over poor and unlawful practice during pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic shows our assisted dying laws are in need of review Partner content
Coronavirus
By Dignity in Dying
The coronavirus pandemic shows our assisted dying laws are in need of review
We should do what the public expects us to do, to grasp the nettle, beginning with an inquiry into the existing law on assisted dying and how it should change.
Coronavirus
By Compassion in Dying
Life-sustaining treatment to be withdrawn from 34-year-old Barnsley man in ICU, judge ruled yesterday
Man’s wish to refuse life-sustaining treatment and a permanent stoma was detailed in his Living Will but this was rendered invalid without a witness signature, requiring an application to court.

As Compassion in Dying experiences a surge in demand for Living Wills during the coronavirus pandemic, charity appeals to public to ensure their documents are witnessed and shared with loved ones and GP, to help ensure their wishes are followed without need for court case.
Coronavirus
By Compassion in Dying
Compassion in Dying backs DNACPR legal challenge to Health Secretary
End-of-life charity has received hundreds of calls relating to CPR and DNACPR
Home affairs
By Dignity in Dying
Royal College of GPs’ assisted dying survey reveals even greater shift in opinion, after Council petitioned to release weighted results
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has released the full, weighted results of its 2019 membership survey on assisted dying, revealing an even greater shift in opinion from its 2013 poll.