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What is assisted dying and how could the law change?

Fri, 11/29/2024 - 20:06
A proposed law would let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.
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What is assisted dying and how could the law change?

Fri, 11/29/2024 - 20:06
A proposed law would let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.
Categories: World News

Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?

Fri, 11/29/2024 - 18:30
The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
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Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?

Fri, 11/29/2024 - 18:30
The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
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What happens next to the bill on assisted dying?

Fri, 11/29/2024 - 18:28
MPs have backed a change in the law, but the measure still faces many hurdles before coming into force.
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'Focus on palliative care not assisted dying'

Fri, 11/29/2024 - 14:12
Doctor Mike Blabin tells the BBC the sector is desperately underfunded despite facing huge demand.
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How assisted dying has spread across the world and how laws differ

Fri, 11/29/2024 - 12:48
About 300 million people have access to some form of assisted dying - what are the policies of other countries?
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Rantzen did not expect to see assisted dying bill

Fri, 11/29/2024 - 09:07
Dame Esther says she thought she would be "long gone" by the time MPs debated assisted dying.
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Hope, fear, faith and love: Four people on why assisted dying vote matters

Thu, 11/28/2024 - 20:41
For the first time in nearly a decade, MPs will debate and vote on the issue of assisted suicide.
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Assisted dying bill about right to choose - minister

Sun, 11/24/2024 - 17:46
Labour’s cabinet remains divided on how to vote on Friday’s bill to legalise assisted dying.
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Sixth foreign tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

Fri, 11/22/2024 - 15:01
Holly Bowles died in hospital more than a week after first falling ill in a Laos tourist town.
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Fake alcohol deaths highlight SE Asia's methanol problem

Fri, 11/22/2024 - 12:29
The deaths of five tourists after apparently drinking tainted drinks highlight the wider issue of bootleg alcohol.
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Briton Simone White dies after suspected mass poisoning in Laos

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 21:44
The 28-year-old lawyer becomes the fifth person to die from suspected methanol poisoning.
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Contraceptive pills recalled in South Africa after mix-up

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 21:35
A faulty batch of Yaz Plus means some packs contain only four active pills rendering them ineffective.
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NHS hours from PPE running out in Covid - Hancock

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 19:58
Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".
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NHS hours from PPE running out in Covid - Hancock

Thu, 11/21/2024 - 19:58
Former health secretary tells inquiry some healthcare settings did run out - "and it was awful".
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Atlas of cells transforms understanding of human body

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 19:00
Scientists are mapping out the 37 trillion cells of the human body and changing what we thought we knew
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Drug hope to treat voice spasm like RFK Jr's

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 17:01
Sodium oxybate can offer temporary relief, in a similar way to drinking alcohol, a trial suggests.
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Women plan UK legal action over talc cancer claims

Wed, 11/20/2024 - 09:16
Hundreds of women in the UK are taking legal action against Johnson and Johnson.
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Trump picks vaccine sceptic RFK Jr for health secretary

Fri, 11/15/2024 - 14:38
Robert F Kennedy Jr has a history of spreading health information scientists say is false.
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