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The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »
BASC has welcomed the announcement by the Secretary of State for Defra of a new general licence (GL45) for the release of game birds (pheasant and red legged partridges) on or near certain Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in England. After the chaos of last year’s announcement at short notice, BASC has achieved significant improvements to… Read more »
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Plans to allow EU citizens to travel abroad for operations have been delayed. The European Commission was to unveil its unifying healthcare proposals today, but “agenda reasons” mean the plans will not be published until next year. The proposals have already come under attack from those concerned by the viability of treatment for British patients…. Read more »
Gordon Brown has been challenged to allow his party to have an open vote on the EU treaty by the Conservatives. Following his statement to parliament today, the prime minister was yet again called upon to call a referendum on the EU reform treaty, before being urged by opposition leader David Cameron to allow the… Read more »
