A young man who used to play rugby for his local club, recently
chose to travel to Dignitas - the assisted suicide clinic in Holland
- to die after a rugby accident which
left him immobile and in great pain. The story has been widely
reported in
mainstream media during mid October 2008.
The story
has once again brought the call from Euthanasia
supporters to change the UK law to permit some form of
assisted suicide in this country in the UK.
CCFON is opposed to any change in the law that would permit Assisted Suicide in the UK. The current law is there to protect the most vulnerable in society.
See
Dr Peter Saunders, from the Care Not Killing Alliance, on
TV, Radio commenting on this story
from a pro life perspective.
http://www.ccfon.org/mediacentre.php?avid=132&avap=1
http://www.ccfon.org/mediacentre.php?avid=131&avap=1
Media Links :
Suicide rugby player 'had
decades to live', says euthanasia campaigner whose mother died in
Swiss suicide clinic
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1078877/Suicide-rugby-player-decades-live-says-euthanasia-campaigner-mother-died-Swiss-suicide-clinic.html
We had to help our paralysed son die: Anguish of
parents quizzed by police after taking crippled rugby player to
suicide clinic
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1078531/We-help-paralysed-son-die-Anguish-parents-quizzed-police-taking-crippled-rugby-player-suicide-clinic.html
Rugby star Dan James in 'assisted suicide' after
training injury
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article4962436.ece
'He wasn't prepared for a second-class life': why
injured rugby star went to Switzerland to die
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/oct/18/11
Rugby player takes own life at suicide clinic after
being paralysed in training accident
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3216838/Rugby-player-takes-own-life-at-suicide-clinic-after-being-paralysed-in-training-accident.html
Police probe rugby player's assisted suicide
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-probe-rugby-players-assisted-suicide-964890.html
Player's assisted suicide probed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hereford/worcs/7675745.stm