A GP surgery in South Wales is apologising for asking some patients ‘to complete a “do not resuscitate” form in case their conditions deteriorated due to coronavirus’; the letter from Llynfi Surgery in Maesteg ‘said that indicating they would not want to be resuscitated had “several benefits”’, informing them that ‘people with life-limiting illnesses who […]
The Royal College of Physicians in the UK has confirmed its opposition to the legalisation of euthanasia, saying the majority of doctors would be unwilling to participate in ending the lives of patients even if the law in Britain were to change. The confirmation comes following a legal challenge brought by four doctors who had […]
The past month has seen a deluge of coronavirus statistics and analysis, with some of us left scratching our heads as the complexities of what the world is facing continues to confound all and sundry. Much of the Irish media, for instance, has spent the past week congratulating people on avoiding a sudden spike in […]
Mass Coronavirus testing has hit a temporary roadblock in the UK after important components for testing ordered from abroad were discovered to be contaminated with Covid-19. The Telegraph has reported that laboratories across the UK were warned earlier this week that traces of the virus were detected on core parts of testing equipment due for […]
A coalition of nine charities for older people has warned that ‘[d]enying the elderly access to intensive care units’ in the current Coronavirus pandemic is ‘“discriminatory, ageist and morally wrong”’; following Telegraph reports of ‘a major London NHS trust’ saying that ‘“very poorly patients with coronavirus may need to be on a ventilator for extended […]
Spiked is an online blog whose writers regard themselves as proudly anti-establishment, but when it comes to abortion, they are all staunch supporters, from Ella Whelan declaring that abortion on the grounds of disability is not discrimination to Anne Furedi’s sycophantic praise for Andrew Cuomo’s New York law for abortion to birth for any reason. However, Spiked author Kevin Yuillis concerned about […]
Director of the RCM Karen Murray said she was “broadly welcoming” of the regulations, saying the numbers of abortions after 24 weeks is “miniscule.”
A Scottish church is to sue the City of Edinburgh Council after it cancelled the congregation’s three-day conference because of a keynote speaker’s views on homosexuality and abortion.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson garbled his government’s coronavirus strategy. The media reported that the UK (and the Netherlands) were adopting a “herd immunity” approach to combatting the disease. The chief scientific adviser to the government, Patrick Vallance, suggested that the UK would allow millions of Britons to be infected, boosting eventual herd immunity. “Our aim is […]
The preacher asked if he was allowed to say “that homosexuality is wrong”. “It depends what you’re saying,” replied the policeman “but if I hear something and I don’t think it’s right I’ll act upon it.”
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnston, has rapidly changed the coronavirus strategy for Britain as a new expert report warned the country might experience up to 250,000 deaths if the the current course of action was continued. The new report is said to be the main reason for the swift and significant change in strategy […]
One senior NHS official told the Guardian that the figures mean up to half a million people could die, if the expected mortality rate of 1% materialises in Europe.