Euthanasia
As part of an ongoing commitment to support police forces across Scotland with training for Firearms Enquiry Officers (FEOs), BASC hosted ten members of Police Scotland’s FEO team. This was the third ‘Continuing Professional Development’ (CPD) training session BASC has held with Police Scotland and will be followed by a number of courses over the… Read more »
Doctors are being reminded by the Medical Defence Union (MDU) about new rules governing death certification, which take effect from today in England and Wales. The changes mean a wider pool of doctors will be able to certify deaths, reducing delays in death certificates being issued. All deaths will now be subject to scrutiny either… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis has lost an appeal to clarify the UK law on assisted suicide. Debbie Purdy, 45, wants to determine whether her husband Omar Puente will be prosecuted if he helps her travel to a Swiss suicide clinic. But three court of appeal judges ruled that Ms Purdy,… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The government has no intention of legalising assisted suicide, Gordon Brown has made clear. The prime minister said he was “totally against laws on that [issue]” in an interview with the leader of the Catholic church in England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, for the Today programme. “It’s not really for us… Read more »
