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It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
Assisted Suicide
Recent opinion pieces
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Ross Hendry
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Abortion the leading cause of death in 2023Abortion was the leading cause of death worldwide in 2023, according to new figures compiled by Worldometer.
Abortion
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CARE calls for urgent, stringent age-verification on porn sites to better protect childrenPhoto by Luke Chesser on Unsplash
Pornography
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Call for evidence on porn must lead to action
Pornography
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Unassisted suicides rise after Assisted Suicide legislation in AustraliaRecent research in the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health reveals that since Victoria, Australia, legalised Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), there has been no decline in unassisted suicide rates as had been…
Assisted Suicide
Press Releases
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
Pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
Assisted Suicide
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
Assisted Suicide
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
Assisted Suicide
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Esther Rantzen joins Dignitas saying she would consider Assisted SuicideEsther Rantzen has said she would consider Assisted Suicide if cancer treatment fails.
Assisted Suicide
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Labour Leader supports Assisted SuicideSir Keir Starmer has said that there are “grounds for changing the law” around assisted suicide. The leader of the Labour Party voted in favour of its introduction in 2015, the last…
News
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Scottish government concedes defeat around UK veto on self-IDThe Scottish Social Justice Secretary, Shirley-Anne Somerville, has confirmed that the Scottish Government will drop their legal challenge against the UK's veto on their bid to introduce self-identification for people who identify…
Transgender
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What’s in the new Trans Guidance for schools?Finally, after months of delays and internal debates and wranglings, the Government has published the updated draft trans guidance for schools in England. A public consultation is being held on the proposals…
Transgender
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Free speech laws will not protect those who call for genocideThe first director appointed by the Office for Students to oversee free speech at universities, Prof Arif Ahmed, has said that free speech laws will not protect those who call for genocide…
Freedom of Speech
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Tory MP reported to the police over 'man in wig' postA Tory MP has been reported to the police for sharing a Twitter post that described a Green Party candidate as a 'man who wears a wig'.
Transgender
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New Rwanda proposals pose a threat to modern slavery victims, CARE warnsPress release: Modern slavery victims are at risk of harm under the government’s new Rwanda plans, CARE has said.
Modern Slavery