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Fix palliative care before debating assisted suicide says PMPrime Minister Andy Burnham has said that fixing the funding of palliative care must come before any debate on assisted suicide.
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Yorkshire doctors oppose assisted suicide billOver 135 healthcare professionals, including consultants, GPs, and nurses, have written a letter urging the government to stop Lauren Edwards’ reintroduction of the assisted suicide Bill.
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Text of UK assisted suicide bill published
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France approves assisted suicide law
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The BMA recommends safeguards for Assisted SuicideThe British Medical Association (BMA) has said that there needs to be more safeguards on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, if passed.
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Child under 12 euthanised in the Netherlands
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MPs to revisit assisted suicide legislation in Parliament
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Private Members' Ballot could lead to another assisted suicide Bill
The 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 suicideNew polling released this week from JL Partners shows there is no public consent for the passage of Kim Leadbeater's assisted suicide Bill. When informed about the details of the Bill before…
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Assisted suicide prescriptions in Oregon hit record high in 2025The latest data for the U.S. state of Oregon, where assisted suicide is legal, shows that a record number of people received assisted suicide prescriptions last year. It also recorded the second-highest…
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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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Westminster Assisted Suicide Bill now highly likely to fallThe Assisted Suicide Bill at Westminster is now highly likely to fall due after the government refused to give it any more parliamentary time.
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Jersey vote to approve assisted suicide legislationPoliticians in Jersey have voted on Thursday to introduce assisted suicide laws to the island. The States Assembly already approved the principles and draft legislation for the practice to become law over…
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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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