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This week, MP Kim Leadbeater introduced her private members bill to introduce assisted suicide across England and Wales. The text of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has not yet…
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Scots face “sinister postcode lottery” when it comes to options at end of lifeCampaigners against assisted suicide have warned that terminally ill patients living in poverty in Scotland are caught in a “sinister postcode lottery”.
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MPs warned Canada not an example to follow on assisted suicide lawsLast year, the number of euthanasia deaths in Canada increased 31.2% from the previous year, a new report from Health Canada has revealed.
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Isle of Man: assisted suicide bill passes second reading
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Canada considering euthanasia for drug addictsThe Canadian government is preparing to legalise euthanasia for drug-addicts as early as next year, in a step being labelled by some as ‘eugenics.’
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Polls show drop in public support for assisted suicide
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Scotland: legalising assisted suicide would open 'Pandora's Box'New assisted suicide legislation in Scotland would open a 'Pandora's Box' according to Dr Miro Griffiths, disability policy advisor, Disability Studies scholar, and spokesperson for Better Way.
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Glasgow Disability Alliance says Assisted Dying Bill puts pressure on disabled people to dieGlasgow Disability Alliance (GDA), Scotland’s largest disability organisation, warns the proposed assisted suicide laws will not provide “enough protections and guarantees to stop disabled people being helped or pressured to die.”
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Humza Yousaf deepens opposition to assisted dyingAfter speaking with disability campaigners, Humza Yousaf has deepened his opposition to assisted dying plans.
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Majority in support of Assisted Suicide narrows
65% of Britons continue to support assisted suicide, according to a recent Ipsos poll, in a result which has encouraged opponents to its introduction. The poll indicates far less support than is…
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Call to improve assisted suicide reportingCARE has called for media outlets covering the issue of assisted suicide to signpost to support services for vulnerable readers.
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Euthanasia “should be discussed” says Carol VordermanFormer Countdown star, Carol Vorderman has shared that she thinks legalising Euthanasia “should be discussed”.
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Canadian woman with depression offered assisted suicide after lack of hospital beds
A Canadian woman has spoken out about her shock after being offered access to assisted suicide rather than being able to see a psychiatrist when she went into hospital with feelings of…
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