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Leadbeater Bill dangers rehearsed at WestminsterA range of concerns associated with Westminster assisted suicide plans have been rehearsed before MPs.
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Scottish assisted suicide Bill is 'inherently dangerous' - CARE‘Assisted dying’ legislation before the Scottish Parliament is “inherently dangerous”, CARE for Scotland has said.
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Damning NHS report underlines dangers of UK assisted suicide law
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Doctors oppose proposed changes to assisted suicide law
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Assisted suicide: What can we expect in 2025?In November, a majority of MPs backed an assisted suicide Private Members’ Bill from Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. This vote received wide coverage in the media. However, this is by no means…
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Up to 30 MPs may withdraw support for assisted suicide Bill
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Govt provides funding boost for hospices in England
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Concern over assisted suicide Bill scrutiny biasOpponents of assisted suicide have warned of bias on a committee tasked with scrutinising a Westminster Bill.
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Rates of euthanasia increase for fifth year running in CanadaThe rate of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) in Canada increased for the fifth consecutive year, with 15,300 people opting for euthanasia in 2023, accounting for 4.7% of all deaths – marking…
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MPs who backed assisted suicide bill have concernsMPs have backed the Assisted Dying Bill in its first Commons vote in nearly a decade, with a majority of 55.
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CARE responds to "deeply troubling" assisted suicide vote
MPs have voted 330 to 275 in support of the assisted suicide Bill – a majority of 55.
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Canadian coroner records 428 assisted suicide rule breaches in Ontario since 2018Ontario’s chief coroner, Dr Dirk Huyer, has reported 428 cases of doctors and nurses breaching guidelines on assisted suicide since 2018.
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CARE urges MPs to oppose assisted suicideLegalising assisted suicide would fundamentally alter the value our society ascribes to human life, CARE's CEO has warned, as MPs prepare to debate a Bill to legalise the practice.
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Inventor pledges to bring Sarco suicide pod to the UK if Assisted Suicide laws are passed
Dr Philip Nitschke, the controversial creator of the Sarco suicide pod, has pledged to introduce the device to the UK if assisted suicide laws are passed.
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