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Healthcare professionals who believe dying patients shouldn't have to suffer against their wishes or travel abroad to die. Please join us.

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Breaking news! Watershed moment as Jersey agrees in principle to go ahead with legislation for assisted dying

#Compassion #ThankYouJersey

https://t.co/mlEHTSwixB

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NEW: David Neuberger tells the Guardian that the status quo is failing “the fundamental aims of the law – to respect people’s right of personal autonomy, and to protect the vulnerable”.

It's time for change.

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Soon we’ll have assisted dying available within the U.K. fantastic news! Onwards and upwards

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BREAKING NEWS

The Isle of Man’s Assisted Dying Bill has passed its Third Reading in a landslide victory for compassion.

Today we are one step closer to providing choice for dying people who urgently need it.

#YesToDignity

https://t.co/MT8RgX0PsP

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@Medic11358726 That’s a good response rate for a typical survey. Presumably the others don’t care enough to have replied.

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Royal College of Surgeons drops opposition to assisted dying.

That’s big!

Politicians can no longer say that UK doctors are opposed.

https://t.co/XYdd4oRZGn

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@Medic11358726 @shiobiwan Oh dear. Shouting at the rain. It’s going to happen so let’s make the best of it for patients and doctors.
And even the surgeons have dropped their opposition.

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France to draw up an assisted dying law after citizens’ jury votes by 76% to have legislation.

When will UK politicians join this compassionate movement?

https://t.co/HWCo08t3Ib

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@Medic11358726 Have you got a reference for that figure?

And dont forget how many doctors who would participate are prevented by the religious institutions they work in

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@Medic11358726 Not true again. The BMA survey showed many doctors prepared to participate.

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@Medic11358726 @dignityindying @MDMDmydecision Straw man. We know that terminally ill people who enquire about AD dont want to die, but they do want the choice when the time comes. Their prognosis is irrelevant, if they do take the medication it will be in the last few days of their lives.

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@Medic11358726 @marionh94109394 @historykev @dignityindying Dear medic – we don’t mind what you believe. Just don’t try to make us live lives limited by what you believe.

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@ChristophLyon @Medic11358726 @marionh94109394 @historykev @dignityindying Firstly, the people who die, are not ‘actively killed’, they chose to take the medication and do so themselves

Then, nobody has to participate. You have to seek to do it. So there’s no imposition.

Please try to moderate your language while getting the facts right. Thank you.

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@kesleeman @marionh94109394 Dear Prof - what was really encouraging was the large number of palliative care practitioners there, who see AD as part of the spectrum of end of life care.

#ListeningToPatients

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@DVelinos @Medic11358726 @EndOfLifeIE @MDMDmydecision @dignityindying And they can’t accept that 200,000,000 people now have access to assisted dying. The rest of the world is just getting on with it.

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@Medic11358726 @marionh94109394 @historykev @dignityindying Here’s the thing.

We don’t try to impose our beliefs on you.

You do try to impose your beliefs on us

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@Medic11358726 @EndOfLifeIE @DVelinos @MDMDmydecision @dignityindying Oh dear. 20 yrs + evidence from Oregon , many more of you include other jurisdictions. The truth is that no evidence would satisfy you

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@Medic11358726 @EndOfLifeIE @MDMDmydecision @dignityindying No they work in organisations that forbid them to participate

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Very exciting to see over 400 people involved in medical aid in dying at the conference in Portland Oregon. Such kind and compassionate people

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@Medic11358726 @EndOfLifeIE @MDMDmydecision @dignityindying Correction - many doctors aren’t allowed to participate as 70% of health institutions are owned by Catholic organisations.

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@historykev Could you give a link to that statement please? Thanks!

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@Medic11358726 @MDMDmydecision @dignityindying Of course many non assisted deaths are peaceful. A few involve suffering. Not sure what your point is.