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	STOP PRESS Friday 12th May 12 a.m. Rally to oppose Lord Joffe's "Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill" Bill opposite the House of Lords in Old Palace Yard near to the statue of George V. Nearest Underground Westminster PLEASE COME!

A doctors' action group, 'FIRST DO NO HARM' was formed to oppose the current campaign for euthanasia and to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the World Medical Association's "Declaration of Geneva" of 1948, the reformulation of the Hippocratic Oath. In this a doctor promises:

"The health of my patient will be my first consideration."

In 1948 the Nuremberg trials were fresh in the public memory. These had demonstrated that some doctors had decided that certain human beings were of less value than others because of race, religion, handicap, age, infirmity etc., hence it was not unethical to experiment on and to kill them. The World Medical Association, to which the BMA was affiliated, aimed to ensure that doctors would never again be diverted from their proper function; but the traditional medical ethic is once again under attack.

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30th March 2006 is the first anniversary of Terri Schiavo's death SCHINDLER PRIZE Robert and Mary Schindler, the parents of Terri Schiavo, fought for her life because they believed passionately in its infinite value. They stirred our memories of "Schindler's List" in their unshakable respect for human life. FIRST DO NO HARM is offering an annual £500 prize to honour their name. It will be awarded to a doctor who provides the best account of any battle to save a life that has been dismissed as valueless. Tell us about the patient who was unable to speak for himself or herself, a patient whose food and fluids were withdrawn, or who was suffering from dangerous neglect, and whose life someone tried to save. It does not matter whether the attempt was a success, provided that it was sustained and made in the belief in human value. Of course the account would be anonymised before publication.

Harm Done Wesley J. Smith March 09, 2006, 8:30 a.m. In 2000, The New England Journal of Medicine reported that patients being euthanized in the Netherlands sometimes experienced significant side effects (apart from death, that is), such as nausea, convulsions, or coma. This belied the assertion oft made by euthanasia proponents that being killed by a doctor necessarily provides the euphemistic “gentle landing” of euthanasia lore. Read the NRO article here.

The dying need TLC, not rulings Wesley J. Smith Sunday, January 22, 2006 Tuesday's 6-3 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court preventing the federal government from punishing doctors who prescribe federally controlled substances -- narcotics -- for suicide is being spun by euthanasia advocates as a big boost for their cause. Read the SFGate article here.

MPs campaign for 'a better death' Tuesday January 10, 2006 NHS resources should be restructured to give everybody the opportunity of a dignified death, a new cross-party parliamentary group said today. The Dying Well group, launched today, will campaign for better palliative care for the dying in England and Wales. (report, Hélène Mulholland and agencies ). Read the Guardian article here.

Public supports right-to-live case 14:24pm 10th May 2005 More than three-quarters of the public believe patients who are unable to communicate should be able to receive food and water by tube if they have asked in advance, a survey has revealed. Read the complete report here. Read the Daily Mail article here.

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