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Care Not Killing is an alliance of multiple groups, including faith-based and pro-life organisations, opposed to legalising euthanasia or physician-assisted suicide in the United Kingdom. The alliance was founded in 2006. [1] Care Not Killing operates through a UK private limited company, CNK Alliance Limited. [2]
Papyrus Prevention of Young Suicide, also known as Papyrus UK, is a British charity which aims to reduce the number of suicides among young people. [1] It was founded in 1997 by a group of parents whose children had taken their own lives. [ 2 ]
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The portfolio was further expanded in October 2018, on World Mental Health Day, to include suicide prevention. This occurred while the UK government hosted the first ever global mental health summit. [2] In July 2019, Nadine Dorries was appointed to the position in the incoming Johnson ministry, with additional responsibility for patient safety.
Exit is a not-for-profit, pro-euthanasia organisation based in Scotland that lobbies for and provides information about voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide.It has particularly focused on research and publication of works which provide information about suicide methods, including How to Die With Dignity, the first book published on the subject.
On 13 March, Starmer pledged to give MPs a vote on assisted suicide if Labour won the 2024 general election. [6] On 29 April 2024, MPs debated assisted suicide after a petition on UK Parliament petitions website reached the 100,000 signature threshold. [7] [8] By the time of the debate it had reached over 200,000 signatures.
CALM was initially a Department of Health pilot project launched in late 1997 in Manchester with the help of Tony Wilson, and then rolled out to Merseyside in 2000. [3] It was a helpline targeted specifically at young men who were unlikely to contact mainstream services and who were at greater risk of suicide. [4]