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SNP members back "constitutional right to abortion"SNP members have backed the idea of enshrining a right to abortion in the constitution of an independent Scotland.
Abortion
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Campaigners: assisted suicide in Scotland would lead to "unjust deaths"MSPs have been cautioned that passing controversial legislation to permit assisted suicide in Scotland could result in “unjust deaths.”
Assisted Suicide
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500 academics call for free speech act to be reinstatedMore than 500 academics have strongly criticised the government's decision to scrap a new law which aimed at protecting free speech on university campuses'.
Freedom of Speech
Press Releases
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1.6 million children living with adults who are problem gamblers, report showsAround 1.6 million children in the UK are living in a household where an adult is experiencing problem gambling, according to a new report.
Gambling
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Assisted suicide ‘uncontrollable, unethical and unnecessary’, Scottish politicians hearA Scottish committee scrutinising plans to legalise assisted suicide has been told that the practice is "uncontrollable, unethical, and unnecessary".
Assisted Suicide
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Disability groups oppose fresh attempts to legalise assisted suicideDisability rights groups are voicing strong opposition as Lord Falconer attempts to change the law on assisted suicide for the seventh time.
Assisted Suicide
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Silent prayer outside abortion clinics could be bannedThe Home Office is considering banning silent prayer outside abortion clinics, as the Government prepares to implement legislation establishing buffer zones of 150 metres around these clinics.
Abortion
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Online safety act powerless to stop misinformation spread across social media sitesThe UK Government is under increasing pressure to tighten online safety laws following the spread of misinformation that has led to far-right riots across the country.
Freedom of Speech
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Eating disorders used as grounds for assisted suicide in multiple casesA ground-breaking study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry has revealed that over 60 individuals with eating disorders have gone through an assisted suicide or euthanasia.
Assisted Suicide
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Telegraph: Trans activists putting children at riskTrans activists are endangering vulnerable children and young people by downplaying concerns about so-called "trans treatments", The Telegraph has said.
Transgender