Care Not Killing is an alliance of several organisations who are opposed to the legalisation of

euthanasia Euthanasia (from el, εὐθανασία 'good death': εὖ, ''eu'' 'well, good' + θάνατος, ''thanatos'' 'death') is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different countries have different eut ...

or physician-

assisted suicide Assisted suicide is suicide undertaken with the aid of another person. The term usually refers to physician-assisted suicide (PAS), which is suicide that is assisted by a physician or other healthcare provider. Once it is determined that the p ...

in the

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. Their goals include promoting more and better

palliative care Palliative care (derived from the Latin root , or 'to cloak') is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. Wit ...

, ensuring that existing laws against euthanasia and assisted suicide are not weakened or repealed during the lifetime of the current

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, influencing the balance of public opinion against any weakening of the law. They are opposed in their efforts by pro-assisted dying groups such as

Dignity in Dying Dignity in Dying (originally The Voluntary Euthanasia Legalisation Society) is a United Kingdom nationwide campaigning organisation. It is funded by voluntary contributions from members of the public, and as of December 2010, it claimed to hav ...

and

Humanists UK Humanists UK, known from 1967 until May 2017 as the British Humanist Association (BHA), is a charitable organisation which promotes secular humanism and aims to represent "people who seek to live good lives without religious or superstitious be ...

. Since its inception, the role of Campaign Director had been filled by the CEO of the

Christian Medical Fellowship The Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF), founded in 1949, is an evangelical, interdenominational organisation that links together Christian doctors, medical students, nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom (UK). CMFs stated aims are "uniting ...

, Peter Saunders, who worked for the organisation

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. He left the role in December 2018.

Alliance members

The members of the alliance include: *

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* RADAR (The Disability Network)

2006 petition

Care Not Killing launched a petition in opposition to a

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put forward by

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. This was signed by 102,363 people in four weeks, and presented to

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on May 12, 2006.

References

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Anti-euthanasia alliance launched - BBC News

External links

Care Not Killing alliance
Euthanasia in the United Kingdom Medical and health organisations based in the United Kingdom Palliative care in the United Kingdom

Alliance members

2006 petition

See also

References

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