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This has been a dark and desperate week for Britain. Two votes in the UK Parliament. Abortion has been decriminalised. Assisted suicide approved. Lives will be needlessly lost as a result.
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Word's largest study on divorce confirms lasting harm on childrenA major new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research confirms that divorce has long-term, negative consequences for children—economically, socially, and even physically.
Marriage and Family
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No Funds for assisted suicide service, says Wes StreetingHealth Secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed there is no budget for an assisted suicide service, despite the Bill narrowly passing a vote in the House of Commons last week.
Assisted Suicide
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Assisted Suicide Bill passes by 314-291
Assisted Suicide
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Govt to outlaw strangulation and suffocation in pornLast night in the House of Commons, the government said it would ban pornography that depicts strangulation and suffocation, a measure CARE has specifically campaigned for.
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MPs return to the Commons to continue Report StageMPs returned to the House of Commons today for a second day of Report Stage on Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill).
Assisted Suicide
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Majority of UK adults oppose abortion law change, poll findsA new poll has found that most UK adults oppose proposals to decriminalise abortion, including late-term procedures up to birth.
Abortion
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Abortion providers throw weight behind Antoniazzi decrim amendmentBPAS is backing New Clause 1 (NC1), an amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill tabled by Labour backbencher Tonia Antoniazzi. NC1 would remove women from criminal liability under abortion laws but…
Abortion
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UK paternity leave system 'outdated and underfunded', say MPsThe UK’s statutory paternity leave system is “one of the worst in the developed world” and in urgent need of reform, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.
Marriage and Family
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Man convicted for publicly burning Quran in protestA man has been convicted and fined for burning a copy of the Quran outside the Turkish consulate, in a case that has ignited renewed debate over the boundaries of free speech…
Freedom of Speech
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Assisted suicide Bill 'deeply dangerous', says palliative care specialistA leading palliative care consultant has urged MPs to reject the UK’s proposed assisted suicide legislation, calling it “not fit for purpose” and “deeply dangerous”.
Assisted Suicide
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Assisted suicide implant invented for dementia patientsDr Philip Nitschke, inventor of the Sarco suicide pod, has unveiled plans for a controversial new device: an implantable 'kill switch' that would allow people diagnosed with dementia to end their lives…
Assisted Suicide