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The term is over, the summer has begun. At least, it has for most Members of Parliament. But not for the Secretary of State for Health, Wes Streeting. He is facing what…
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Polls show drop in public support for assisted suicideNew polling in England and Wales shows a drop in 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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Humza Yousaf deepens opposition to assisted dying
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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 reporting
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Euthanasia “should be discussed” says Carol Vorderman
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Canadian woman with depression offered assisted suicide after lack of hospital bedsA 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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Press release: CARE says narrative around David Hunter case troublingDavid Hunter, a retired miner who suffocated his cancer-stricken wife to death, has walked free from a Cyprus court.
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German Parliament rejects assisted suicide proposalsFresh assisted suicide proposals have been voted down, twice, by the German Parliament, where politicians rejected two bids to create wide-ranging legal frameworks to allow assisted suicide.
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Canadian army-veterans diagnosed with PTSD offered euthanasiaCanadian veterans who have been diagnosed with PTSD as a result of serving in Afghanistan have been offered assisted suicide as a cure for their mental health problems.
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Assisted suicide campaigners want to liberalise laws which haven’t even been passed yetAdvocates of introducing assisted suicide have shown their true colours by wanting to liberalise laws which are still merely on their first reading.
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Royal College of Surgeons votes to drop opposition to assisted suicideAs debate around assisted suicide continues to develop, the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has voted to drop its opposition and to adopt a neutral position.
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UK must not follow Canada in 'aggressive' assisted suicide legislation
Last week, MPs on the Health and Social Care Committee heard from experts on assisted suicide. They looked at the way in which parameters have loosened in places such as Canada, which…
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