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A US woman has become the first person to be killed by the Sarco Pod, an invention of the infamous Dr Death, leading to arrests in Switzerland.
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Assisted suicide will save the Canadian health care system up to $136.8 million a year, claims a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. SPUC has slammed the suggestion as “heartless utilitarianism” that must be rejected.
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A so-called “citizens’ jury” that ruled in favour of an assisted suicide and euthanasia law for the UK “fails the impartiality test”, the campaign group Care Not Killing has warned.
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An elderly British couple has signed up for Dr Death’s suicide pod in Switzerland because they no longer trust the NHS to take care of them in their infirmity.
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Wes Streeting, the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, worries that legalising assisted suicide in the UK will cause patients to “take their own life thinking they were a burden on others”.
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A palliative care expert has warned that assisted suicide laws are “not just fundamentally flawed – but downright dangerous”.
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The Law Society of Scotland, representing over 13,0000 Scottish solicitors, has condemned a proposed assisted suicide bill as “not fit for purpose”.
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Suicide rates have been shown to increase in countries where assisted suicide or euthanasia is legal, a study has revealed.
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At least 60 people with eating disorders have been euthanised or killed by assisted suicide since 2012, an academic study has found, also reporting that such deaths are underreported, raising “concerns about oversight and public safety”.
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The more informed the British public is about assisted suicide the more it fears its results, says SPUC, which has highlighted a new poll by the think tank Living and Dying Well (LDW). Of particular concern to those polled was the anticipated shift in the doctor-patient relationship.
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Terry has always been opposed to assisted suicide. He is passionate about protecting the weakest members of our society both before birth and at the end of life. But when his mum Julie, 66, became seriously ill in January 2024, Terry became even more fearful about a change in the…
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A poll commissioned by the think tank Living and Dying Well (LDW) has found that the British public has grave concerns about assisted suicide laws when confronted with its reality, as seen in Canada and elsewhere.
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An assisted suicide private members’ bill has been announced and is due to have its first reading in the House of Lords later this month. SPUC has called the new bill a “profound threat” to vulnerable people in the UK.
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he will double down on his promise of a free vote on assisted suicide, though he says it is unlikely to take place within the first year of his government.
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There were 15,280 state-sanctioned assisted suicides in Canada in 2023, campaigners against euthanasia estimate ahead of the release of official data. SPUC has warned that Canada offers a “frightening” vision of the UK’s future if assisted suicide is legalised.
