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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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Assisted suicide undermines suicide prevention, study showsThe introduction of euthanasia or assisted suicide undermines suicide prevention, according to a new paper.
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Laws governing assisted suicide must be upheld in UK, Welsh police sayWelsh police officers have defended their decision to investigate a woman who helped a stranger travel and access assisted suicide overseas, saying criminal laws must be upheld.
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MSP behind Scottish assisted suicide bill urged to back 'death pods'
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Canadian man applies for doctor-assisted death due to homelessness
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Scotland MSP wins right to introduce assisted suicide billScottish Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur has won enough support from MSPs to officially introduce his private members assisted suicide bill to the Scottish Parliament.
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Dutch activists seek wide assisted suicide law
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Belgian state rapped for human rights violation under euthanasia law
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Oz state sees surge in euthanasia deathsThe Australian state of Victoria has witnessed a large rise in euthanasia deaths over the course of last year.
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France to debate euthanasia lawA national debate on euthanasia has been launched by French President Emmanuel Macron after polls demonstrated support for a law change.
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Scotland: Assisted suicide would open Pandora's Box of harmsAssisted suicide proposals lodged in the Scottish Parliament today threaten to open a "Pandora's Box of harms", campaigners have warned.
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Canada ignored warnings over euthanasia lawCanadian authorities ignored serious warnings about euthanasia which are now being recognised as true, a newspaper has said.
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Canada euthanasia deaths are spiralling
The shocking scale of euthanasia deaths in Canada has been laid bare in new figures, with concern they will grow even more as eligibility is extended to other groups of people.
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Oz assisted suicide safeguards challenged
So-called safeguards in an Australian state's assisted suicide law are being challenged by a doctor.
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Investigation into New Zealand euthanasia deathNew Zealand's Health and Disability Commissioner has launched an investigation into a death under the country's new euthanasia law.
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