represents a terrible defeat. Care and kill cannot be used as synonyms. To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it. Euthanasia diminishes the dignity and humanity of the sick and elderly and diminishes those of us who condone it. A change in the law would inevitably carry within it the seeds of its own extension. If ever there was an occasion for heart and head to act together, this is it. It is a moment to support the BMA; to support the Royal Colleges; to support the hospice movement: and to support the disability rights organisations by rejecting this proposition. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --  The Latest Attempt To Change The Law..... The campaign group promoting euthanasia -- euphemistically called Dignity in Dying -- has just sent out a circular saying that 2013 is the year in which they intend to change Britain's laws. Once again they will try to bypass the House of Commons stating that they have "worked hard to build good support in the House of Lords" for their Assisted Dying Bill. They say their first priority is "to build a war chest" -- and they are appealing for funds and a big recruitment campaign. They regularly fall back on the cases of people