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Paralympic medallist speaks out against assisted suicideDame Tanni Grey-Thompson has spoken out against proposals to legalise assisted suicide in the UK.
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End of life care to become a legal rightFor the first time in the history of the NHS, dying people will have an explicit legal right to healthcare, with every part of England to provide specialist palliative care.
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Loneliness and depression make people opt for assisted suicide, expert warnsMental illness and loneliness are two of the biggest motivators behind requests for assisted suicide and euthanasia in other countries, raising questions about the ethics of the practices, an expert has said.
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Kirk Moderator: It's assisted suicide, not 'assisted dying'
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Scottish palliative care group hits out at assisted suicide bill
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Misleading language diminishes the seriousness of assisted suicideAn assisted suicide Bill, the Dying with Dignity Bill 2020, is currently being considered in the Republic of Ireland and one ethicist has warned about misleading language.
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Ex Tory Minister attempting to force action on assisted suicideA former Conservative Minister is attempting to compel the UK Government to bring forward assisted suicide legislation through a cynical amendment to health and care proposals.
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Bishop: 'Assisted suicide would give unaccountable power to medics'Legalising assisted suicide would hand "unaccountable" power to doctors and risk terrible abuses, a Bishop has warned.
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Scottish Finance Secretary to oppose assisted suicideScotland's Finance Secretary has said she will oppose assisted suicide proposals before Holyrood.
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Irish psychiatrists warn against assisted suicide proposalsThe College of Physicians of Ireland has warned against assisted suicide saying the practice is not compatible with good care and undermines patient safety.
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New CPS guidance could see fewer prosecutions for 'mercy killing'The Crown Prosecution Service intends to water down rules governing the prosecution of so-called 'mercy killing’ cases. A consultation on new draft guidance launches today and will run until April.
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