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Neurodivergent Labour strongly condemns the issuing of 'Do Not Resuscitate' (DNR) orders solely on the basis of neurology.
Autistic and other neurodivergent people have the right to live, and the right to appropriate medical care.
It is abhorrent to condemn autistic people
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Autistic and other neurodivergent people have the right to live, and the right to appropriate medical care.
It is abhorrent to condemn autistic people
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to death and judge us not, or less, worthy of life.
NHS England has stated that critical care must not be denied to autistic and learning-disabled people.NICE's updated advice clarifies that its frailty scoring system is not to be used with learning-disabled people or those
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NHS England has stated that critical care must not be denied to autistic and learning-disabled people.NICE's updated advice clarifies that its frailty scoring system is not to be used with learning-disabled people or those
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with stable long-term conditions (which would include autism).
GP surgeries or other bodies which are trying to have DNR orders issued to autistic people are disregarding that advice and endangering autistic lives.
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GP surgeries or other bodies which are trying to have DNR orders issued to autistic people are disregarding that advice and endangering autistic lives.
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ND Labour joins others in demanding that this must stop.
