Care Not Killing

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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] Since its inception, the role of Campaign Director had been filled by the CEO of the Christian Medical Fellowship, Peter Saunders, who worked for the organisation pro bono. He left the role in December 2018.[3]

Gordon McDonald has been the Chief Executive since 2019, having previously worked as a senior policy advisor and parliamentary officer in Scotland for Christian Action, Research and Education (CARE).[4][5][6] Board members include Nora Leach as Chair, who was formerly Chief Executive at the Christian charity CARE;[7][8] Steve Fouch as Vice-Chair, who previously worked as the Head of Nursing at Christian Medical Fellowship;[7][9] and Anthony McCarthy, a visiting scholar in moral philosophy at the International Theological Institute, a Catholic theological school in Trumau, Austria.[7]

The stated goals of Care Not Killing include promoting more and better palliative care, ensuring that existing laws against euthanasia and assisted suicide are not weakened or repealed during the lifetime of the current Parliament, influencing the balance of public opinion against any weakening of the law.[10] They are opposed in their efforts by pro-assisted dying groups such as Dignity in Dying and Humanists UK.

  1. ^ Cassidy, Jane (22 December 2010). "Care Not Killing". BMJ. 341: c7284. doi:10.1136/bmj.c7284. ISSN 0959-8138.
  2. ^ "Companies House webpage for CNK Alliance Limited".
  3. ^ "Hiring: Care Not Killing seeks new CEO". Care Not Killing. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Gordon Macdonald | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Draft assisted dying legislation expected to be published on Tuesday". Reading Chronicle. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Dr Gordon Macdonald: Killing is wrong '" assisted suicide and euthanasia should not be promoted". The Scotsman. 28 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "Board Members - Care NOT Killing - Promoting care, Opposing euthanasia - Care Not Killing". www.carenotkilling.org.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Vaccine passports can't be allowed for church | Nola Leach". The Critic Magazine. 18 April 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  9. ^ Lomas, Clare (24 May 2016). "Should midwives be forced to participate in abortions, even if they oppose the practice?". rcni.com. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  10. ^ "about us - Care NOT Killing - Promoting care, Opposing euthanasia - Care Not Killing". www.carenotkilling.org.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2024.