UK DPP: “Mercy killing” is not the same as assisted suicideKeir Starmer, Director of Public Prosecutions, writing at Times Online: “The policy I am publishing later today will show that we have looked carefully at the responses and, where appropriate, made changes. But I draw comfort from the large number of those responding who endorsed many important factors in the interim policy . . . Assisted suicide involves assisting the victim to take his or her own life. Someone who takes the life of another undertakes a very different act and may well be liable to a charge of murder or manslaughter. That distinction is an important one that we all need to understand.” | Crown Prosecution Service | Guardian | Irish Times | Sydney Morning Herald | Christian Concern for Our Nation Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide Gordon Brown: We must resist the call to legalise assisted suicide
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