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Majority in support of Assisted Suicide narrows65% 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 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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German Parliament rejects assisted suicide proposals
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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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Scotland: faith leaders unite in opposition to assisted suicide billToday at the Scottish Parliament, a coalition of faith leaders will set out to MSPs why they’re opposed to the legalisation of assisted suicide.
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Disability campaigners challenge California assisted suicide lawDisability campaigners in California have mounted a legal challenge to the state's assisted suicide law, arguing that it should be struck down as "unconstitutional".
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Canadian man supplied poison to suicidal young people in UKAn undercover investigation by The Times newspaper exposes a Canadian chef who supplied poison to suicidal people in the UK.
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