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Hundreds of medical students oppose assisted suicide bill that “places vulnerable patients in danger”
Over 300 student doctors from across the UK have voiced their opposition to MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill, that passed its vote at Third Reading this afternoon. “We write not only as future doctors, but as the next generation of advocates for patient care and safety”, they said in…
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SPUC voices “deep disappointment” after MPs pass assisted suicide bill by just 23 votes
Westminster MPs today voted in favour of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill by 314 to 291. The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) voiced its “deep disappointment” and called the decision an “abdication” of MP responsibilities.
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BREAKING: SPUC expresses deep disappointment as MPs vote to give assisted suicide bill third reading
Pro-Life group expresses deep disappointment as MPs vote to give assisted suicide bill third reading.
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Legalising assisted suicide could “break the NHS” and ruin Labour’s legacy, Dame Siobhain McDonagh warns
Labour’s Dame Siobhain McDonagh has warned that legalising assisted suicide could “break the NHS”. Her comments come ahead of a crucial House of Commons vote on MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill on Friday, 20 June.
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Is the UN alarmed by a problem it helped create?
This week, the United Nations issued a stark warning: the world is experiencing an “unprecedented decline” in fertility rates. According to new UN data, nearly two-thirds of the global population will live in countries with below-replacement fertility by 2050. The report describes a looming demographic crisis, but fails to address…
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Over 50 Labour MPs demand that Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill be delayed
The House of Commons has been asked to delay a vote on MP Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide bill in an intervention by over 50 Labour MPs stating: “The private member’s bill process has shown itself to be a woefully inadequate vehicle for the introduction of such a foundational change to…
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Archbishop says Catholic Church “will not abandon pregnant women and their unborn children” after MPs vote to decriminalise abortion
Archbishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues for the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, said the Church is “deeply alarmed” by last night’s vote to decriminalise abortion.
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Assisted suicide: The writing on the wall
Win or lose the vote on assisted suicide – and we are on a knife edge – the opposition to Kim Leadbeater’s bill is growing.