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Scotland assisted suicide Bill: 'Right to die' could become 'duty to die', warns CAREPress release: CARE for Scotland has urged MSPs to oppose new assisted suicide legislation, saying the “right to die” could become a “duty to die”.
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Keir Starmer wants assisted suicide debate in ParliamentThe Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised to allow parliamentary time for a vote on legalising assisted suicide.
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MPs should continue to have a free vote on assisted suicide, PM says
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Colorado bid to expand assisted suicide lawLegislation has been published in the US state of Colorado that would radically expand access to assisted suicide.
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Unassisted suicides rise after Assisted Suicide legislation in AustraliaRecent research in the Journal of Ethics in Mental Health reveals that since Victoria, Australia, legalised Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), there has been no decline in unassisted suicide rates as had been…
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Esther Rantzen joins Dignitas saying she would consider Assisted SuicideEsther Rantzen has said she would consider Assisted Suicide if cancer treatment fails.
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New film highlights reality of Canada's euthanasia programme
A harrowing new film has shone a spotlight on Canada's euthanasia programme.
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Doctors remain opposed to assisted suicideA recent survey has shown that a majority of doctors remain opposed to assisted suicide being legalised in the UK.
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Scots face “sinister postcode lottery” when it comes to options at end of lifeCampaigners against assisted suicide have warned that terminally ill patients living in poverty in Scotland are caught in a “sinister postcode lottery”.
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MPs warned Canada not an example to follow on assisted suicide lawsLast year, the number of euthanasia deaths in Canada increased 31.2% from the previous year, a new report from Health Canada has revealed.
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Isle of Man: assisted suicide bill passes second readingThe Isle of Man moved a step closer to passing a dangerous assisted suicide law after the House of Keys voted through a bill which would let terminally ill, mentally competent adults…
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