The Other Half
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The Other Half is a new centre of research for practical, workable policy in the interests of women.
Westminster, UK
Joined November 2022
5 staggering things we learned on the Assisted Dying PMB in this week's @nmdacosta podcast. 🧵 "I'm in this fight now as you don't legislate like this for something that's going to change the very nature of our society"
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"None of the witnesses had expertise of domestic abuse and coercive control against women and girls" Labour's @Meg_HillierMP rightly pointing out that it is now time to test the Assisted Dying bill with all the arguments of what might go wrong with it.
Labour’s @Meg_HillierMP on @BBCr4today explains the critical difference between campaigning and legislating with regard to the Assisted Dying Bill. She says the safeguards are currently inadequate & is clearly worried about proper scrutiny of the Bill
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RT @DworkinDaily: But pornography in our society isn’t something that can be characterized as just speech. Pornography is the photographic…
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RT @angelamurphy99: Jesus - frightening. While I am not against assisted dying in principle, there must be exensive safeguards (certainly n…
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RT @AlioOrland: so... any safeguards that were put in in Canada and Australia have been taken out again because they were seen as obstructi…
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@Jebadoo2 Thank you - so honoured to speak to Nikki @nmdacosta is a brilliant woman and an absolute wizard at how (not) to make law.
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RT @Jebadoo2: Fantastic and well informed podcast here focusing on Assisted Suicide and what it particularly means for women with legislati…
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RT @ChelseaRoff: Not a single Canadian witness was invited to testify before the committee. The notion that Canada’s experience with assis…
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@igrantubc @alicia_dun79487 @LeonieHerx Subscribe to Assisted Death and Women wherever you get your podcasts. We have no big money funding - we just want to prevent the very worst - fatal - outcomes from becoming a reality here in the UK
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RT @nmdacosta: Great to do this podcast with @OtherHalfOrg and draw out why this is a terrible way to legislate for Assisted Dying
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