The Second Reading of the Bill in the House of Lords has been scheduled for Friday 27 June 2014. This is an opportunity for the Lords to debate all aspects of the Bill and now is the time for our supporters to contact one of the Lords and let him/her know about the problems with the Bill and the opposition to it…
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Gambling With Lives
Re-blogged with permission from Gambling With Lives by David Hills (@WanderinTeacake). The difference between maverick and quality experiment is that quality experiment is research – which new draft excludes. Dr Margaret McCartney has a way with words. When she tweeted the statement quoted above, she cut to the core – in less than 140 characters – of one of the major problems with the Medical…
First Reading of the Saatchi Bill in the House of Lords
The Medical Innovation Bill had its First Reading in the House of Lords on Thursday 05 June 2014. The First Reading is the first stage of a bill’s passage through the House of Lords. This is a formality and takes place without debate. Hansard reported this simply as: The Bill will first be debated in the House of Lords, then…
Prof Baum’s concerns about the Saatchi Bill
Prof Michael Baum has written to his MP to express his concerns about the Saatchi Bill. Will you join him? Dear Mike, I’m deeply concerned about the Saatchi bill. I have been involved in cancer research for 45 years and through challenging dogma have been responsible for many innovations that have improved the length and quality of life of countless…