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UK-based membership of the Swiss assisted dying centre Dignitas has grown by 50% in the last five years, new figures show. In 2024, there were 2,231 members of non-profit Dignitas (full name DIGNITAS – To live with dignity, die with dignity) compared to 1,430 in 2019. Membership – a prerequisite to having an assisted death… Read more »
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 »
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The government’s policy on global warming is “incoherent” and will not stem global warming, MPs have warned. The Commons environmental audit committee said ministers were failing to consider the latest scientific evidence – with the result targets to cut emissions will have little effect on global climate change. Given this, the government is “very unlikely”… Read more »
The prime minister Gordon Brown has set out his plans for reform, unveiling a list of bills and policies for consultation and debate. Introducing the proposals to MPs, Mr Brown said: “To respond to the rising aspirations of the British people we must deliver new and better opportunities – in education, employment, the provision of… Read more »
