Ray Gosling Charged With Wasting Police Time in ‘Mercy Killing’ Case
2nd Sep 10
Ray Gosling, a BBC presenter, faces prosecution for wasting police time over claims that he had killed a man in a ‘mercy killing’. Gosling claimed in two BBC programmes, East Midlands Inside Story and The Today Programme broadcast in February 2010 that he killed his lover, an AIDS victim, by smothering him to death.
According to the Director of Public Prosecutions, Keir Starmer, Gosling has been uncooperative in giving details, and there is therefore no way to substantiate his claim. The DPP has recommended that criminal proceedings for wasting police time should be brought against Gosling.
The Pro Life Alliance has accused the BBC of promoting euthanasia and assisted suicide. In a statement, the pro-life group said the case “yet again highlights the successful...
‘Dr Death’ Wants Assisted Suicide for All
2nd Sep 10
A new group campaigning for the legalisation of assisted suicide, believes it should not be limited to those who are terminally ill. The Society for Old Age Rational Suicide (SOARS), led by former GP Michael Irwin, says that pensioners should have the right to declare “enough is enough” and die with dignity.
Irwin, known as “Dr Death,” says he knows of an elderly English woman who is...
Medical Dean Calls for Life to be Respected From Conception
26th Aug 10
Dean of the medical school at the University of Buenos Aires, Alfredo Buzzi, spoke out last week to explain that he cannot support the legalisation of abortion because “life must be respected from the moment of conception.” His comments came in response to a resolution by the university’s...