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Who decides on medical treatment, the Legal View

Questions and Answers between Dr Anthony Cole Chairman of the Medical Ethics Alliance and Dr John Duddington Questions put by Dr Anthony Cole  J P  F R C P E …

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When “end of life care” goes wrong

The Lords and Commons Family and Child Protection Group have presented a document entitled When “end of life care” Goes Wrong to Parliament on the initiative of Carla Lockhart MP.…

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Assisted suicide: The Meacher Bill is Not Assisted Dying but Euthanasia

Assisted suicide: The Meacher Bill is Not Assisted Dying but Euthanasia! Dr. Tony Cole and Dr. John Duddington Once again euthanasia is on the Parliamentary agenda with the introduction into…

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Press release from the Medical Ethics Alliance following Tuesday 14th September’s Annual Representative Meeting of the BMA

Assisted Dying. Doctors cannot be “neutral”, about killing the sick. The majority was only 49 votes for, and 48 against. Hardly a convincing margin. The last time the policy was…

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Publications

Two books by our Vice-President Emeritus Dr Gillian Craig.

Challenging Medical Ethics 1 “No water – No Life, Hydration in the Dying” Challenging Medical Ethics 2 “Patients in Danger; the dark Side of Medical Ethics”ISBN-10; 09552840 07, ISBN-13; 978…

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Care of dying children and adults. Ethics, principles and issues for law reform

For an article settling out the challenges of recent high  profile cases involving children, along with an analysis of what  is wrong with  the law, look here.

Futile treatment- Futile lives?

A joint meeting between the Medical Ethics Alliance and the Catholic Medical Association was held in Birmingham on 20th October 2018 at Newman House. It was well attended by members…

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Archived MEA Comments

“CLONING; SCIENTIFIC AND MULTI FAITH ASPECTS” Seminar

Dr J Qureshi (Psychiatrist) Pure science without faith will have pitfalls. Blending faith and science is required. This conference is to encourage clinicians, scientists and people of faith. Cloning is…

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DEVELOPMENTS IN ASSISTED SUICIDE AND EUTHANASIA FALSE CLAIMS REFUTED

By Wesley J Smith attorney Report of -a meeting of the Medical Ethics Alliance held in the Woodbourne Priory Hospital Birmingham 26/11/01 Mr Wesley Smith attorney and author of “Culture…

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‘CAN THE ABORTION ACT BE REFORMED’ Report from the MEA meeting in Birmingham May 3rd

“CAN THE ABORTION ACT BE REFORMED”Report from the MEA meeting in Birmingham, May 3rd Mrs Domenica Roberts supported the proposition that the time was right for a new attempt to…