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Westminster, UK Katılım Kasım 2022
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The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg·
They did: MSPs decisively rejected the Holyrood Assisted Death Bill 57-69. Thank you to everyone in Scotland who contacted your MSPs and stopped this Bill bringing terrible harm to women at their most vulnerable.
The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 MSPs are about to hold the final vote on a Bill that will legalise assisted dying for patients with eating disorders in Scotland. The vote is Tuesday (March 17). Ask your MSP to vote NO. It takes 1 minute here: writeonad.theotherhalf.uk

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The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg·
From a brilliant law professor in Canada who now has to fight the worst outcomes in 'MAID' 👇
Isabel Grant@igrantubc

@Douglas4Moray Scotland has dodged a literal and metaphorical bullet with this vote. Congratulations.

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Luciana Berger
Luciana Berger@lucianaberger·
MSPs have come to the right conclusion tonight and rejected their assisted dying Bill. The Bill was deeply flawed and the holes within it insufficiently addressed. Like the Westminster Bill, the protections within it were weak and would not have protected the most vulnerable.
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Johnny Timpson
Johnny Timpson@johnnytimpson1·
This Bill and debate has highlighted the need to transform palliative and end of life care in Scotland together with pathways to it. I hope and pray that ⁦@ScotParl⁩ now comes together to do just this, plus improves support for carers of all ages. bbc.co.uk/news/live/cx2g…
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The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg·
They did: MSPs decisively rejected the Holyrood Assisted Death Bill 57-69. Thank you to everyone in Scotland who contacted your MSPs and stopped this Bill bringing terrible harm to women at their most vulnerable.
The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 MSPs are about to hold the final vote on a Bill that will legalise assisted dying for patients with eating disorders in Scotland. The vote is Tuesday (March 17). Ask your MSP to vote NO. It takes 1 minute here: writeonad.theotherhalf.uk

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Melanie Ward MP
Melanie Ward MP@melanie_ward·
I feel sick watching the debate on the Assisted Dying Bill in the Scottish Parliament. My brother has complex disabilities. As so many disabled people and disability organisations have said, this bill would put him and them at risk. I hope so deeply that MSPs reject it.
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Andrew Learmonth
Andrew Learmonth@andrewlearmonth·
NEW: Brian Whittle becomes sixth MSP to withdraw support for assisted dying Bill. On current numbers, it’s now effectively 63–63. In a tie, the Presiding Officer uses her casting vote and by convention backs the status quo, meaning, if numbers above are right, the Bill falls
Andrew Learmonth@andrewlearmonth

Daniel Johnson confirms he will vote against the assisted dying Bill tonight. By my reckoning, if just one more MSP who backed it at Stage 1 switches, and no one moves from no to yes, the Bill is likely to fall.

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Dan Hitchens
Dan Hitchens@ddhitchens·
Liam McArthur quoted an Australian doctor as saying that none of the warnings had come true in Australia/NZ. But eg NZ experts like Prof Sinéad Donnelly say the opposite: those who campaigned against were unsurprised by the consequences. See this from a NZ hospice doctor:
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For Women Scotland
For Women Scotland@ForWomenScot·
.@AnniDonaldson writes: "The bill seriously lacks teeth. Superficial nods to safeguarding may salve the conscience of MSPs voting for this deadly law, but they will not prevent all victims of abuse from slipping through the net. It’s clear how the public feel about that."
The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg

'Dr @AnniDonaldson, a research fellow at Strathclyde and an expert in domestic abuse, insists it’s far from safe. She writes for @TheSun about the risks to women suffering from domestic abuse and coercive control and begs MSPs to vote no in Parliament.' thescottishsun.co.uk/news/16047730/…

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The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg·
The grim reality is that 15%+ of older adults have suffered abuse in the last year. That means that anywhere up to 100 of those being given lethal drugs each year will be abuse victims. How can their decision be a free choice? It's not enough to say they were 'dying anyway'.
The Scottish Sun@ScottishSun

'Just one person being coerced into assisted suicide is one life too many' #Echobox=1773743338" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thescottishsun.co.uk/news/16047730/…

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The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg·
Palliative care funding increased in Canada, says palliative care professor @LeonieHerx. But some palliative care money is used to deliver 'MAID': death. x.com/OtherHalfOrg/s…
The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg

Tonight we asked Canadian professor of palliative medicine @LeonieHerx if this is true there. "it has completely changed palliative care practice. It has completely changed the role of the physician as focusing on health and healing." Hear more including real life impact (TW):

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The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg·
Notable that in Vic, Australia, a new palliative care hotline was promised to MPs passing the Assisted Death law. That hotline now gives info on palliative care. But another new hotline - the VAD Navigator - will ARRANGE for people to access death services, and even PAY for them to travel to get to a doctor who will assist them to die. One path is much easier than the other.
Dan Hitchens@ddhitchens

5. McArthur claims (in The National) that, internationally, AD goes “hand in hand” with palliative care improvements. Yet the most thorough research shows—as the Association for Palliative Medicine says—AD is “impeding the development of palliative care”. x.com/ddhitchens/sta…

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The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg·
TONIGHT Scotland could pass law that will end the lives of some of the most vulnerable adults - even if MSPs have the best intentions. Please write to your MSPs today to ask them to vote this Bill down. writeonad.theotherhalf.uk
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The Other Half@OtherHalfOrg·
"Today, MSPs must take responsibility to protect vulnerable Scots. The only way to do so is reject this Bill outright, with a resounding “no”." Domestic abuse expert Dr @AnniDonaldson in today's Scottish Sun
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@MargaretFerrier @RightToLifeUK @CNKScotland @betterwayUK @ScotParl @AnniDonaldson @LeonieHerx @TheSun