The House of Commons believes she should have a choice, but we are back to square one due to the Lords. @AndrewGeorge_
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Jason Dixon
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Jason Dixon
@JasonD60
Advocate for legalising voluntary assisted dying and proportional representation in the UK. Supports @MDMDMyDecision and @MakeVotesMatter.
Brighton, England Katılım Ekim 2012
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath So they don't represent all disabled people? How many of them do they represent?
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@JasonD60 @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath How can anyone represent anyone at all. Your argument becomes absurd. Disability organisations represent their members. If they fail to, the organisations fold, surely?
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It shouldn’t be framed as the failure of the bill, but rather as the success of a few Peers in the Lords to undemocratically block the bill
Even committed opponent Rod Liddle wrote in the Sunday Times “the truth, I’m ashamed to say, is that in the case of the assisted dying bill my side won by cheating”
Prof Katherine Sleeman@kesleeman
We have written for @politicshome on lessons learned from failure of the Terminally Ill Adults (assisted dying) Bill. We argue that good law will not be achieved by persisting with the TIA Bill model, or by reintroducing it as a Private Members’ Bill. politicshome.com/opinion/articl…
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath I'm not claiming to represent anyone.
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@JasonD60 @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath Whereas you're not representing anyone apart from yourself, are you?
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath Whether those months are precious enough to endure severe suffering is for the individuals to decide.
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@JasonD60 @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath I'm just opposing a tax I'm opposed to! I think it will damage the fabric of our society and will deprive some people of some precious months or more of life. Henry Marsh didn't mind a few grannies dying before they wanted to. But I do.
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@TonyMarra_1 @thevicarswife @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath And that's before we even consider how accurately the views of those groups mirrors those of the people they purport to represent.
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@thevicarswife @JasonD60 @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath The point is, your sweeping statement that “all” disability group are against the bill is too broad. It’s a complex subject with many opposing, supporting and neutral views
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath I don't agree with everything our taxes are spent on either. But that's just how it goes.
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@JasonD60 @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath I can't do that, but support those who campaign to reduce the number of abortions. 10 million since the introduction of the legislation.
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath Do you choose not to fund abortions?
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@TonyMarra_1 @JasonD60 @TomFaulkner6942 @careorguk @RightToLifeUK @AGoodDeath Well, you pay your taxes in Canada! I don't want to participate in Kim's proposed legislation at any level. But I would have to, without a choice, if Kim's Bill went through. So please stop campaigning to remove my choice!
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 Oh and forgiveness. But it turns out forgiving sexual abusers and covering for them tarnishes the CofE forever.
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@JasonD60 @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 People will always be disgraceful. That's a key doctrine of the Church of England. #sinissin
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 There's a lot of things we used to do we don't do anymore because they are bad ideas. But rewarding disgrace with 26 seats is apparently what the country seems to need.
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@JasonD60 @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 I think the reason they sit in the Lords is actually historical.
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 The CofE hasn't got a great track record of avoiding those recruits. And yet 26 Bishops sit in the House of Lords by virtue of their "high morality".
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@JasonD60 @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 I'm aiming for us not to appoint someone like that, you'll be pleased to hear.
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 No, I'm not especially good at covering for perpetrators of sexual abuse, which seems to be in the job description.
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@JasonD60 @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 Go for it! There are LOADS of vacancies at the moment. I'm involved in appointing in Lichfield. Want to apply?
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 Or be a Church of England Bishop and wear silly robes, I guess that works too?
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@JasonD60 @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 Or you could become eminent in palliative medicine or run the NHS and get appointed to the Lords.
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 Why would I need to get elected when the House of Lords isn't?
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@JasonD60 @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 He lives in Canada and likes that system. If you don't like the system here in the UK and you're British, you can get elected and change it.
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@thevicarswife @TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 Why would he be lucky? You seem to think it's a great system here. I don't.
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@TonyMarra_1 @TomFaulkner6942 The Lords have always functioned like this and it works fine. I believe that Lord Falkener has previously *welcomed* the Lords overturning proposed Commons legislation. I expect it's different in Canada though, so you're lucky you live and vote there Tony, and not here.
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"Both he and his family are grateful he was given the option to go out on his own terms."
James Valentine opted for a Voluntary Assisted Death after a two year battle with cancer.
British people should be afforded the same rights Australians have.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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@TonyMarra_1 @nmdacosta @HouseofCommons She'll be gutted if a Lib Dem picks up the bill, all that false narrative regarding this being a bill about "Starmer" and "Labour" will vanish as it rightly should.
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It’s obvious @nmdacosta is attempting to frighten Labour MPs about party divisions
We’ll see on June 8th during the The Commons petition that the filibuster has galvanized the @HouseofCommons. Even committed opponent Rod Liddle wrote in the Sunday Times “the truth, I’m ashamed to say, is that in the case of the assisted dying bill my side won by cheating”
Nikki da Costa@nmdacosta
Those efforts likely to come to naught if the party is plunged into a November battle on assisted dying over a Labour PMB
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@catriona_seed @AndrewGeorge_ @drlukeevans I don't agree with you, neither do many in parliament. That's why differences of opinion are settled by votes.
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@JasonD60 @AndrewGeorge_ @drlukeevans Yes....democracy failed. If the law was made safe and passed I would be disappointed as I know how many vulnerable people would suffer, but at least law makers would have worked hard to make it safe. This legislation is not safe, therefore it should not pass.
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The "nuclear option" was used by opponents of assisted dying in the Lords, running the bill, which was passed in the Commons, out of time. It's now on MPs in the Commons to put that right. @AndrewGeorge_ @drlukeevans dailymail.com/news/article-1…
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He's just as compassionate towards his MP who has been advised by her doctor to rest for a while as he is towards dying people wanting choice over their own suffering.
Adam James Pollock@AdamPollock
This MP is taking indefinite leave from her job because of “burnout”. Being a Member of Parliament is a tough job, and burnout is real. If you are not able to deal with it, you should resign from your position and call a by-election, rather than leave constituents unrepresented.
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@catriona_seed @AndrewGeorge_ @drlukeevans I understand democracy and how a difference of opinion should be settled in parliament. Do you?
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@JasonD60 @AndrewGeorge_ @drlukeevans You clearly do not understand the seriousness of this. Before commenting again, please take the time to read. From an experienced palliative specialist nurse who has also lost loved ones.
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@catriona_seed @AndrewGeorge_ @drlukeevans Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but ultimately it has to come down to a vote. There wasn't one.
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@JasonD60 @AndrewGeorge_ @drlukeevans Please take your time to read ALL of thee concerns by every healthcare professional body, every concern raised by experienced healthcare professionals, and the level of detail added through amendments for a shell of legislation. It was not fit for purpose. Care Not Killing.
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