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A round up of links and stories- Here is a summary of the activity from last week

Assisted dying bill moves a step closer, The Times (£):
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/politics/article4151324.ece
Grimness of it all left a silent melancholy: Quentin Letts watches as subdued Lords wrestle with a heavy responsibility, The Daily Mail:
‘Historic moment’ as assisted suicide debated in the Lords, ITV:
http://www.itv.com/news/story/2014-07-18/historic-moment-as-assisted-dying-bill-debated-in-lords/
Assisted dying would lessen suffering, says Falconer, BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28352680
Baroness Ilora Finlay: Assisted Dying Bill ‘too dangerous’, BBC News: 

Paralympian warns on assisted dying, Daily Mail:
I can’t recall somebody near death saying they want to die, Jo Fernandes Channel 4:
Lord Mitchell suspects mother-in-law killed herself over fears of being accomplice in husband’s suicide, The Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/assisted-dying/10977475/Lord-Mitchell-suspects-mother-in-law-killed-herself-over-fears-of-being-accomplice-in-husbands-suicide.html
Assisted suicide would lure me to the grave, says Baroness Campbell during marathon 10-hour House of Lords debate, Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2697988/Right-die-send-road-hell-says-Lord-Tebbit-marathon-10-hour-House-Lords-debate-assisted-suicide.html
Assisted dying will create ‘a breeding ground for vultures’ claims Tebbit after Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned against ‘devaluing’ human life, Daily Mail:
Assisted dying: sick mother would have fired gun, BBC News:
Assisted dying is ‘compatible with Christianity’, ITV:
Assisted dying bill supporters and opponents gather outside House of Lords as legislation debate gets underway, The Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/assisted-dying-bill-supporters-and-opponents-gather-outside-house-of-lords-as-legislation-debate-gets-underway-9615421.html
Legalising assisted dying will put too much pressure on people, says bishop:
Don’t let doctors play God, says disabled actress (Liz Carr), The Times (£):
Assisted dying: God would understand my desire to end my suffering, The Telegraph:
Lord Falconer on the Andrew Marr Show (20.07.14):
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Statement on the Assisted Dying Bill:
Indian media: Health minister calls for euthanasia debate, BBC News:

 

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