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Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will return to the House of Commons in June, after the sheer volume of potential amendments slowed down the process at Report Stage.…
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Assisted Suicide Bill to return on 13 June
Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will return to the House of Commons in June, after the sheer volume of potential amendments slowed down the process at Report Stage.…
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‘Compelling reasons for every MP to vote against assisted suicide Bill’, says charityParliamentarians are being urged to oppose Westminster assisted suicide legislation as is set to return to the House of Commons for further debate.
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CARE for Scotland responds to 'deeply sad' assisted suicide vote
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First Minister to oppose Scottish Assisted Suicide BillThe Scottish First Minister John Swinney has said that he will vote against an Assisted Suicide Bill when it comes before the Scottish Parliament next week.
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Sex buyer law would cause "compassionate shift" in Scotland's approach to…
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Former MP: The assisted suicide Bill is irredeemably flawed — parliament…
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Idea that assisted suicide saves money "troubling", says former MP
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NHS staff promised freedom to opt out of assisted suicide
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MND patients conflicted over assisted suicide Bill
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Euthanasia deaths rise sharply in the NetherlandsThe Netherlands recorded a sharp rise in euthanasia cases last year, prompting growing concern from medical authorities and ethicists alike.
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Assisted Suicide Vote Delayed by Three Weeks
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has delayed a crucial vote on her proposed Assisted Suicide Bill by three weeks, claiming it allows MP colleagues more time for further scrutiny.
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Labour MPs: Assisted suicide Bill "irredeemably flawed"
A group of Labour parliamentarians have told party colleagues that Kim Leadbeater's assisted suicide bill is "irredeemably flawed and unfit to become law".
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Isle of Man set to legalise assisted suicideThe Isle of Man could be the first part of the British Isles to introduce assisted suicide.
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Controversy over Royal College of GPs ‘neutral’ stance on Assisted SuicideThe number of GPs supporting the introduction of Assisted Suicide has fallen, despite the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) official new position being one of neutrality.
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Planned welfare cuts could push to some to assisted suicide
A leading Paralympian and Peer has warned that possible welfare cuts could push people with a chronic illness and a disability towards choosing an assisted suicide.
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Assisted suicide law could be "lethal weapon" for domestic abusers - expertsExperts on domestic abuse have warned MSPs that assisted suicide legislation before the Scottish Parliament is a threat to victims, saying a law change could provide a "lethal weapon" to abusive men.
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