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Trickle of British suicide cases to Dignitas continues as Swiss vote for status quo

The Swiss Parliament voted against a bid to toughen controls on assisted suicide

Patients with dementia and psychiatric illnesses included as Dutch euthanasia cases rise steeply

Official euthanasia deaths are rising year by year in the Netherlands

Warning to UK – Oregon Health Plan steers patients towards suicide

Warning to UK – Oregon Health Plan steers patients towards suicide

Major split in LibCon Coalition over assisted suicide

Major split in LibCon Coalition on issue of assisted suicide

Liberal Democrats back Dutch style legislation

Liberal Democrats back Dutch style legislation which would lead to 13,000 British euthanasia deaths annually

Most MPs oppose the legalisation of assisted suicide says new poll

More than seven out of ten MPs refuse to back calls to legalise assisted suicide, according to a new poll.

CNK writes to Channel 4 about media guidelines

The Care Not Killing Alliance have written to Channel 4 over questions of breaching national and international guidelines on suicide portrayal and Ofcom rules on impartiality.

BMA appoints strong advocate of euthanasia and assisted suicide as new deputy chair

The BMA has just elected a new deputy chairman

New suicide strategy is welcome but needs to address more effectively the phenomenon of media-induced suicide contagion

The Government has promised to pump £1.5 million into research exploring how to prevent suicides among those most at risk of taking their own lives.

If Norman Lamb is really serious about suicide prevention he should stop using the media to promote assisted suicide

Norman Lamb took the opportunity on the Today programme to promote his views on assisted suicide

Life with locked-in syndrome

Most people with ‘locked-in syndrome’ do not wish to die.

There is always something to live for, says son soccer star who became ‘locked in’ after stroke

The son of Gary Parkinson comments on Dad’s condition

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