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Helping ‘seriously ill’ people to end their lives will no longer be a criminal offence in Austria, following a judgment from the country’s top court. Humanists UK, which campaigns for legal assisted dying across the UK, has welcomed the move as a victory for reason, compassion, and empathy. News of the decision comes just weeks after… Read more »
The Northern Ireland Department of Health has proposed introducing an opt-out system for organ donation, where a person is presumed to have consented to donate their organs after death unless they have specifically opted out. Northern Ireland Humanists has welcomed the move, and has called on the public to support the plans. Moving to an… Read more »
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The Electoral Commission is expected to criticise the Labour and Conservative parties next week over a “significant” number of donations that were reported late. The watchdog will publish details of donations made last year but which were not disclosed, and is expected to call on parties to clean up their act. A spokeswoman said the… Read more »
The deputy prime minister has denied reports that he described US president George Bush as “crap” during a private meeting with MPs earlier this week. John Prescott said the reported account of his discussions on Tuesday with Muslim MPs were “inaccurate” and stressed that was not his view. However, Labour MP Harry Cohen insisted that… Read more »
