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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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UK must not follow Canada in 'aggressive' assisted suicide legislationLast week, MPs on the Health and Social Care Committee heard from experts on assisted suicide. They looked at the way in which parameters have loosened in places such as Canada, which…
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Scotland: faith leaders unite in opposition to assisted suicide billToday at the Scottish Parliament, a coalition of faith leaders will set out to MSPs why they’re opposed to the legalisation of assisted suicide.
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Disability campaigners challenge California assisted suicide law
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Canadian man supplied poison to suicidal young people in UK
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Euthanasia to include children of all ages in NetherlandsThe Netherlands has extended its euthanasia regulations, making it possible for doctors to assist the death of terminally ill children under 12 who are suffering “unbearably and without hope”.
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Peers warn against legal assisted suicide
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US campaigners oppose assisted suicide safeguards on telemedicine consultationsUS campaigners are opposing new measures on dispensing dangerous drugs that would add safeguards to assisted suicide laws.
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Calls to euthanise babies and children in Canada, as government considers wider lawAuthorities in Canada face calls for euthanasia of newborn babies and children, following a rapid expansion of legislation in the country.
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Canadian MPs want assisted suicide for children without parental consent
A committee of Canada's parliament has called for the country's assisted suicide and euthanasia programme to be extended to "mature minors".
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Scottish Labour leader not convinced by assisted suicide
Scotland's Labour leader has said he does not "instinctively support" assisted suicide, as Holyrood approaches a debate on new legislation.
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Christian MP speaks out against Assisted SuicideA Christian MP has spoken out against assisted suicide, warning about falling into something resembling Canada’s ‘dystopian situation.’’
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Canadian health expert warns Scottish politicians against assisted suicideA Canadian expert medic has warned Scottish parliamentarians about doctor-assisted suicide, citing its "horrific" effects in her home country.
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Most palliative docs in Scotland would refuse to participate in assisted suicidesThe vast majority of palliative doctors in Scotland would refuse to take part in assisted suicides if the law changes, a survey of medics shows.
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