{"id":101357,"date":"2026-07-29T21:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=101357"},"modified":"2026-07-29T21:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:48:17","slug":"uks-burnham-says-assisted-dying-debate-must-follow-fixes-to-palliative-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/uks-burnham-says-assisted-dying-debate-must-follow-fixes-to-palliative-care\/","title":{"rendered":"UK\u2019s Burnham says assisted dying debate must follow fixes to palliative care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said debates on assisted suicide should be delayed until the country\u2019s palliative and social care systems have been reformed.&quot;Personally, I think there\u02bcs something that needs to happen first, and that\u02bcs the fixing of the funding of palliative care and social care,\u201d Burnham said on July 29. &quot;I think it is very challenging to introduce that wider debate in a context of people not receiving that care and having the peace of mind about that care.\u201dBurnham\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said debates on assisted suicide should be delayed until the country\u2019s palliative and social care systems have been reformed.&quot;Personally, I think there\u02bcs something that needs to happen first, and that\u02bcs the fixing of the funding of palliative care and social care,\u201d Burnham said on July 29. &quot;I think it is very challenging to introduce that wider debate in a context of people not receiving that care and having the peace of mind about that care.\u201dBurnham\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-101357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":68960,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/it\/learn\/church-in-mexico-euthanasia-can-lead-to-totalitarian-and-eugenic-ideologies\/","url_meta":{"origin":101357,"position":0},"title":"Church in Mexico: Euthanasia can lead to \u2018totalitarian and eugenic ideologies\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dicembre 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"null \/ Credit: Ariya J\/Shutterstock Puebla, Mexico, Nov 11, 2025 \/ 15:34 pm (CNA). 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