When I heard Andy Burnham recently say that Britain must fix its crisis in social care and palliative care provision before entertaining the introduction of assisted dying I knew, perhaps more than most, how right he was. When campaigners insist that assisted death is simply a matter of “autonomy”, they should study Canada’s experience.
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A warning from Canada

Urgent appeal
to save liveS
Help stop three major anti-life threats.
Only hours left of the appeal to build on the momentum from the defeat of the assisted suicide Bill and make this victory last.