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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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The BMA recommends safeguards for Assisted SuicideThe British Medical Association (BMA) has said that there needs to be more safeguards on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, if passed.
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Child under 12 euthanised in the NetherlandsA child under the age of twelve, who was seriously ill, has been euthanised in the Netherlands, in the first case of its kind since the law was changed two years ago.
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MPs to revisit assisted suicide legislation in Parliament
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Private Members' Ballot could lead to another assisted suicide Bill
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Polling shows there is no 'public consent' for assisted suicideNew polling released this week from JL Partners shows there is no public consent for the passage of Kim Leadbeater's assisted suicide Bill. When informed about the details of the Bill before…
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Major wins in regulation of online 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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Assisted suicide prescriptions in Oregon hit record high in 2025
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Westminster Assisted Suicide Bill now highly likely to fallThe Assisted Suicide Bill at Westminster is now highly likely to fall due after the government refused to give it any more parliamentary time.
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Jersey vote to approve assisted suicide legislationPoliticians in Jersey have voted on Thursday to introduce assisted suicide laws to the island. The States Assembly already approved the principles and draft legislation for the practice to become law over…
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Scottish doctors warn against Assisted Suicide BillScotland’s top doctors have raised “significant collective concern” about the removal of safeguards from the assisted suicide bill which will be voted on in Holyrood in March. The Scottish Government have said…
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World’s first face transplant using assisted suicide donor performed in SpainSurgeons in Spain have carried out what is believed to be the world’s first facial transplant using tissue from a donor who chose assisted suicide.
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Assisted suicide bill could bypass the LordsSupporters of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End Of Life) Bill have expressed dismay over the time taken for the legislation to pass the House of Lords. They have suggested that, if…
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States of Jersey approve first reading of assisted suicide billJersey States have approved the first reading of the island’s Assisted Dying Bill. This follows the decision in May 2024 to approve the introduction of assisted suicide in the States of Jersey.
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Senior MSP withdraws backing for assisted suicide bill in ScotlandA senior member of the Scottish Parliament has withdrawn their support for Liam McArthur’s legislation for assisted suicide in Scotland, and other MSPs are believed to be considering changing their stance as…
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