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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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Police harmfully distracted by "hate crime incidents", watchdog warnsPolice officers are recording too many "hate crime incidents" and becoming involved in cases involving hurt feelings, the police watchdog has warned.
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Life-affirming message of the Paralympics should make assisted suicide unthinkable – CAREAssisted suicide denies the idea, central to the Paralympic Games, that every human being has intrinsic dignity and value, CARE for Scotland has said.
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Health Secretary suggests UK not ready for assisted suicide
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Scottish Government rows back from conversion practices proposal
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Buffer zones law disproportionate - CAREA buffer zones law that's due to come into force in Scotland within weeks is "unnecessary and disproportionate", CARE has said.
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Free speech concerns as Brazil bans X (Twitter)Judges in Brazil have ordered that the social media platform X (more commonly known as Twitter) be taken down with immediate effect.
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SNP members back "constitutional right to abortion"SNP members have backed the idea of enshrining a right to abortion in the constitution of an independent Scotland.
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Campaigners: assisted suicide in Scotland would lead to "unjust deaths"MSPs have been cautioned that passing controversial legislation to permit assisted suicide in Scotland could result in “unjust deaths.”
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More women turning to prostitution to make ends meet, figures suggestMore women are turning to prostitution to "make ends meet" in the UK's increasingly challenging financial climate, figures suggest.
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Scottish assisted suicide Bill fails to protect conscience rights, expert warnsScottish assisted suicide legislation is deeply flawed in its approach to conscientious objection by medical professionals, an expert has warned.
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500 academics call for free speech act to be reinstatedMore than 500 academics have strongly criticised the government's decision to scrap a new law which aimed at protecting free speech on university campuses'.
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