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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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Recent opinion pieces
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Nicola Sturgeon confronted about erasure of women’s rightsOn Tuesday, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was confronted over women's rights while giving a speech at the 30th anniversary gathering by Zero Tolerance in Edinburgh.
Transgender
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‘Killer robots’ introduced to San Francisco’s Police DepartmentEarlier this week, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors voted to allow the police department to use robots which can kill under extreme circumstances.
Artificial Intelligence
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Tragic story highlights need for more palliative care
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Assisted Suicide plans revealed at Toronto’s sick kids’ hospitalDoctors from Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children have published their policies and procedures for administering medically assisted suicide to children, including scenarios where the parents would not be told until after the…
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Press Releases
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
Pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
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Scottish Government gender reforms place women at risk, warns UN officialA United Nations (UN) official has raised the alarm about controversial gender recognition reforms being pursued by the Scottish Government, saying they endanger women's safety.
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Palliative care expert issues warning about Jersey assisted suicide proposalsAn expert in palliative medicine has warned Jersey officials not to allow doctor-assisted suicide on the island as the practice would place the most vulnerable at risk.
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Health bosses call out betting industry after surge in suicidal gambling addictsA surge in suicidal gambling addicts turning up to A&E is adding to the pressure on the NHS and ‘predatory’ gambling firms are to blame, doctors have warned.
Gambling
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Ukraine refugees struggling to settle in UK and at risk of exploitationUkrainian citizens who came to the UK under the government's flagship Homes for Ukraine scheme are struggling to settle and are at risk of exploitation, research shows.
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Scottish assisted suicide plans a threat to the most marginalised, campaigners sayPlans to legalise doctor-assisted suicide in Scotland would open the door to abuses affecting the most marginalised, campaigners say.
Assisted Suicide
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Academics urge UK government not to U-turn on free speech entitlementsMore than fifty academics have urged the UK Government not to backtrack on free speech safeguards in new universities' legislation.
Freedom of Speech
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Miracle babies defying abortion narrativeMedical technologies are enabling babies to survive and thrive with serious conditions, despite parents being urged to abort.
Abortion