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Poll suggests public support peers voting down assisted suicide billA new poll has found that 70% of the public believe that the House of Lords have the right to vote against non-government legislation. This comes as peers continue to scrutinise the…
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Campaigners ask for extra time to consider Assisted Suicide BillSupporters of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, introduced by MP Kim Leadbeater in the House of Commons, have asked for extra time to be given for consideration of the…
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Peers granted more time to scrutinise assisted suicide bill
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Peers table record number of amendments to assisted suicide billThe Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has attracted over 940 amendments ahead of its committee stage in the House of Lords — a record number for a private member’s bill.…
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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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Hospices in England at risk due to financial pressuresAround 40% of hospices in England could be forced to make cuts in patient care if new funding is not secured in the coming months. This would put half of children’s hospices…
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Assisted Suicide Bill to go to House of Lords Selected CommitteeMembers of the House Lords concluded the debate at Second Reading of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adult (End of Life) Bill today.
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J.K. Rowling Opposes Assisted Dying Amid House of Lords DebateAuthor J.K. Rowling has announced she no longer supports the legalisation of assisted suicide, citing serious concerns about the potential for coercion.
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Peers debate assisted suicide Bill
Today, Members of the House of Lords considered the Terminally Ill Adult (End of Life) Bill at second reading.
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Canada considers euthanasia for severely ill newbornsCanada is facing renewed controversy over its expanding euthanasia laws, following a proposal from the Quebec College of Physicians to permit euthanasia for severely ill newborn babies.
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Dad survives five years after terminal cancer diagnosis, raising doubts over assisted suicide BillMatt Eamer, a father-of-two from Surrey, was told in 2020 he had just months to live after being diagnosed with advanced bowel cancer.
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Family horrified as Swiss suicide clinic sends WhatsApp confirming mother’s deathA family has said they were devastated to learn of their mother’s assisted suicide via a WhatsApp message from a Swiss clinic, which also informed them that her ashes would arrive by…
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