Euthanasia
After more than a century of collaboration, a merger has been announced between the Rationalist Association, which has published New Humanist magazine since its founding in 1885, and Humanists UK. For 130 years, New Humanist has been a vital platform for award-winning journalism and insightful commentary on science, technology, culture, and politics. As part of… Read more »
Responding to the Prime Minister’s announcement that the government will abolish NHS England, and return the management of the national health service in England to central government, Thomas Reynolds, director of policy and communications at the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said: “Today’s announcement by the Prime Minister that NHS England is to be abolished has… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff A woman suffering from multiple sclerosis has lost an appeal to clarify the UK law on assisted suicide. Debbie Purdy, 45, wants to determine whether her husband Omar Puente will be prosecuted if he helps her travel to a Swiss suicide clinic. But three court of appeal judges ruled that Ms Purdy,… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The government has no intention of legalising assisted suicide, Gordon Brown has made clear. The prime minister said he was “totally against laws on that [issue]” in an interview with the leader of the Catholic church in England and Wales, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, for the Today programme. “It’s not really for us… Read more »
