Care Not Killing
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Care, Not Killing is an alliance of several organisations who are opposed to the legalisation of euthanasia
or physician-assisted suicide
in the United Kingdom
.
Care, Not Killing is opposed by pro-assisted suicide groups such as Dignity in Dying
.
put forward by Lord Joffe. This was signed by 102,363 people in four weeks, and presented to 10 Downing Street
on May 12, 2006.
Euthanasia
Euthanasia refers to the practice of intentionally ending a life in order to relieve pain and suffering....
or physician-assisted suicide
Assisted suicide
Assisted suicide is the common term for actions by which an individual helps another person voluntarily bring about his or her own death. "Assistance" may mean providing one with the means to end one's own life, but may extend to other actions. It differs to euthanasia where another person ends...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.
Alliance members
The members of the alliance include:- British Council of Disabled People
- Christian Medical FellowshipChristian Medical FellowshipThe Christian Medical Fellowship , founded in 1949, is an evangelical, interdenominational organisation that links together Christian doctors and medical students in the UK....
- The Church of EnglandChurch of EnglandThe Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
- The Church of ScotlandChurch of ScotlandThe Church of Scotland, known informally by its Scots language name, the Kirk, is a Presbyterian church, decisively shaped by the Scottish Reformation....
- RADAR (The Disability Network)
Aims
The Care, Not Killing alliance has three key aims:- Promoting more and better palliative carePalliative carePalliative care is a specialized area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients...
- Ensuring that existing laws against euthanasia and assisted suicide are not weakened or repealed during the lifetime of the current Parliament
- Influencing the balance of public opinion against any weakening of the law
Care, Not Killing is opposed by pro-assisted suicide groups such as Dignity in Dying
Dignity in Dying
Dignity in Dying is a United Kingdom nationwide campaigning organisation. It is funded by voluntary contributions from members of the public, and as of December 2010, it claimed to have 25,000 actively subscribing supporters...
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2006 Petition
Care, Not Killing launched a petition in opposition to a BillBill (proposed law)
A bill is a proposed law under consideration by a legislature. A bill does not become law until it is passed by the legislature and, in most cases, approved by the executive. Once a bill has been enacted into law, it is called an act or a statute....
put forward by Lord Joffe. This was signed by 102,363 people in four weeks, and presented to 10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street
10 Downing Street, colloquially known in the United Kingdom as "Number 10", is the headquarters of Her Majesty's Government and the official residence and office of the First Lord of the Treasury, who is now always the Prime Minister....
on May 12, 2006.