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Tom Gordon MP has put forward an amendment to the Terminally Ill Adults Bill to reduce the deadline for the Government to introduce assisted dying from four years to three. Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision have welcomed the amendment. The first draft of the Bill set the maximum time the Government could take… Read more »
The Isle of Man has this morning become the first part of the UK and Crown dependencies to pass an Assisted Dying Bill. Humanists UK and its assisted dying coalition partner My Death, My Decision Isle of Man has welcomed the historic vote. The Bill will make assisted dying available to adult Isle of Man… Read more »
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The breakthrough agreement reached at the UN climate change conference in Bali has received a mixed response. Environment secretary Hilary Benn said it was important not to underestimate the importance of the talks and stressed the importance of their inclusiveness. UN climate chief Yvo de Boer said the 11,000 delegates at the conference had provided… Read more »
Any future global deal on climate change must contain a commitment to tackling deforestation, the environment secretary said yesterday. Speaking in Bali as world leaders attempt to agree the post-2012 Kyoto arrangements, Hilary Benn stressed the importance of addressing the issue. The World Bank yesterday launched a new Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), which will… Read more »
