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Weekend Wrap: Election promises, assisted dying, ‘game-changing’ asthma treatment and more
A look at some of the health news and happenings from over the weekend Labour makes pre-election promise to build Dunedin ...
Costs of assisted dying could be among questions at next stage, says minister
The cost of assisted dying plans could be among the questions discussed at the next stage of the legislative process, a ...
Scrutiny of the assisted dying Bill must be compassionate but objective
SIR – The subject of assisted dying still needs compassionate but equally objective assessment following an emotional ...
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Global Health Highlights: From China's Hospital Reforms to Mpox Variant
This health news roundup covers China's new allowance for foreign-owned hospitals, a detected mpox variant in England, WADA's ...
'Palliative care is not good enough - there's no plan to fix it'
Hospices, which provide care for around 300,000 people a year, are struggling for money. Around a third of their funding ...
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The UK ‘Assisted Dying Bill’: reasons for concern?
If you live in the UK, you could not possibly escape the discussion about the ‘Assisted Dying Bill’ which passed yesterday’s vote in the House of Commons (MPs have voted by 330 to 275 in favour of ...
U.K. Lawmakers Back Assisted Dying Bill
Lawmakers in the U.K. have passed a controversial bill that would legalize assisted dying for terminally ill people deemed to ...
British lawmakers approve hotly contested assisted suicide bill — despite alarming stories of sudden changes of heart
The proposal allowing mentally competent, terminally ill adults to end their lives with medical help has stirred a national ...
Assisted suicide bill advances in England after passionate debate
The law, whose passage isn't a sure thing, would legalize "assisted dying" in England and Wales for patients with six months ...
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Lawmakers in UK give initial approval to bill that allows assisted suicide for terminally ill adults
Lawmakers in Great Britain granted initial approval to a bill on Friday that will let adults in Wales and England who are ...
British Lawmakers Voted to Legalize Assisted Dying. Here’s What to Know.
The House of Commons voted in favor of a bill that would legalize assisted dying for the terminally ill in England and Wales, ...
British Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying in Landmark Decision
After an emotional debate, Parliament voted on Friday in favor of allowing assisted suicide for some terminally ill people in ...