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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’.
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MPs to revisit assisted suicide legislation in ParliamentLabour MP for Rochester and Stood, Lauren Edwards, has said that she plans to bring an assisted suicide bill back to Parliament as a Private Member’s Bill. The legislation proposed will be…
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Private Members' Ballot could lead to another assisted suicide BillThe House of Commons held the Private Members’ Ballot for this session of Parliament on Thursday. Half of the MPs drawn supported Kim Leadbeater’s Bill in the last Parliament, including those drawn…
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Polling shows there is no 'public consent' for assisted suicide
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Assisted suicide prescriptions in Oregon hit record high in 2025
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Over a hundred MPs write to the Prime Minister in support of assisted suicideOver 150 MPs have signed letters to Prime Minister Keir Starmer raising concerns about the slow progress of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and asking him to intervene to…
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
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Westminster Assisted Suicide Bill now highly likely to fall
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Jersey vote to approve assisted suicide legislation
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Scottish doctors warn against Assisted Suicide BillScotland’s top doctors have raised “significant collective concern” about the removal of safeguards from the assisted suicide bill which will be voted on in Holyrood in March. The Scottish Government have said…
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World’s first face transplant using assisted suicide donor performed in SpainSurgeons in Spain have carried out what is believed to be the world’s first facial transplant using tissue from a donor who chose assisted suicide.
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Assisted suicide bill could bypass the LordsSupporters of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End Of Life) Bill have expressed dismay over the time taken for the legislation to pass the House of Lords. They have suggested that, if…
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States of Jersey approve first reading of assisted suicide bill
Jersey States have approved the first reading of the island’s Assisted Dying Bill. This follows the decision in May 2024 to approve the introduction of assisted suicide in the States of Jersey.
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Senior MSP withdraws backing for assisted suicide bill in ScotlandA senior member of the Scottish Parliament has withdrawn their support for Liam McArthur’s legislation for assisted suicide in Scotland, and other MSPs are believed to be considering changing their stance as…
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Poll suggests public support peers voting down assisted suicide billA new poll has found that 70% of the public believe that the House of Lords have the right to vote against non-government legislation. This comes as peers continue to scrutinise the…
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Campaigners ask for extra time to consider Assisted Suicide Bill
Supporters of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, introduced by MP Kim Leadbeater in the House of Commons, have asked for extra time to be given for consideration of the…
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