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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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Assisted suicide bill rejected in ConnecticutAssisted suicide has been rejected in Connecticut for the tenth time, after a close vote by senators on the State General Assembly's judiciary committee.
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Sharp rise in Belgium euthanasia deathsThe number of people accessing assisted suicide and euthanasia in Belgium increased sharply last year, official statistics show.
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Alarm over Oregon assisted suicide stats
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Warning against Connecticut Assisted Suicide legislation
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Relief as “underhand” move to introduce assisted suicide bill rejected by PeersCARE has welcomed the defeat in the House of Lords of an “underhand” move to introduce assisted suicide legislation.
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Paralympic medallist speaks out against assisted suicide
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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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Legalising Assisted Suicide Leads To Increase In Overall Suicide NumbersNew research suggests countries that legalise assisted suicide also see an overall increase in non-assisted suicide rates.
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Italian Court rejects assisted suicide referendum as 'unconstitutional'A petition to hold a referendum on euthanasia and legally assisted suicide in Italy has been rejected by the country’s constitutional court.
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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'The Moderator of the Church of Scotland has criticised language used in controversial legislation that would see terminally ill Scots helped to commit suicide.
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Scottish palliative care group hits out at assisted suicide billA group representing palliative carers has criticised assisted suicide proposals lodged in the Scottish Parliament.
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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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