Tag Archives: assisted suicide

Polly Toynbee’s Death Bed

Posted on July 15, 2018 by john graham

This post follows on from my blog last week about the “National Death Service”. I wasn’t the only one to take note of the Jones report on early deaths at Gosport Hospital.    Just days after its publication, Polly Toynbee, … Continue reading →

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“A Headstone on Assisted Dying – for now”

Posted on October 7, 2015 by john graham

This subject has been a thread running through many of my posts ever since I started this blog in 2010.   It was prompted by the story of Debbie Purdey, an MS sufferer who wanted “the right to die”.  (See “Lucy … Continue reading →

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“Same Old, Same Old – Death’s Door”

Posted on July 5, 2015 by john graham

Before I had even concluded my last blog on the recurring headlines about assisted suicide, a host of new headlines on the same subject appear:- “Dying without dignity” – Daily Mail – 20th May 2015 “The dam is about to … Continue reading →

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“Same Old, Same Old – Hastened Departure”

Posted on June 28, 2015 by john graham

This is another blog about recurring headlines that are ageist and continue to build the image of old people as a burden on society.  It is on the subject of assisted suicide which rather ominously I have written about 13 … Continue reading →

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“Final Swiss Tour”

Posted on November 5, 2014 by john graham

Switzerland is a wonderful place to visit, the scenery is fantastic, but if you go on a Warner’s Coach Tour, be very careful where you get off. Researchers at the University of Zurich found that the number of people travelling … Continue reading →

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“It Pays to Die”

Posted on September 4, 2014 by john graham

Inheritance tax is your final tax bill, easy to put out of your mind because it is only paid after you are dead.    At one time it was only paid by the very wealthy, but as home ownership has become … Continue reading →

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“Greasing the Slippery Slope”

Posted on September 2, 2014 by john graham

Lord Faulkener’s Bill only passed its second reading in the House of Lords in July this year.  This Pandora’s coffin has been opened and now the elderly must face the consequences.  Furthermore they may not even have to wait until … Continue reading →

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“The Bottom of the Slippery Slope”

Posted on July 29, 2014 by john graham

This is a speech no-one made in the debate on assisted dying on Friday 18th July 2014 in the House of Lords.  (See earlier posts on this subject by clicking on “ASSISTED SUICIDE” in the TAG CLOUD). “I welcome this … Continue reading →

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“Monument or Headstone 2”?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by john graham

(This is a continuing post on the recent theme of the assisted dying bill, click on ASSISTED SUICIDE in the TAG CLOUD for other posts on this subject). Professor Theo Boer who originally was an advocate of assisted dying has … Continue reading →

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“Monument or Headstone?”

Posted on July 22, 2014 by john graham

After several years of careful parliamentary steering, Lord Falconer has brought forward his bill on assisted dying to the debate stage in the House of Lords.  I have commented on the path this life ending project has taken —– like the … Continue reading →

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