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MPs vote on a motion on mitochondrial regulations on Tuesday

Playing God: MPs will defy the science in Tuesday’s genetic modification vote

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Rachel Robinson: 'Databases can be created with the greatest will in the world and still fall foul of abuse'

Comment: How Jeremy Hunt plans to sell your NHS records

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Georgiana Keate: 'We have to hope rules, restrictions and regulations are put there to protect us. Yet if Chloë were your daughter, you would no longer believe that to be true.'

Comment: How our medical rules cost a teenage girl her life

Chloë Drury died one month after her 18th birthday, having been denied a new treatment for her bone cancer. This is her story.

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Wales becomes the first part of the UK to move to a system of presumed consent for organ donations

Organ harvesting to become Wales’ new normal

Wales is set to become the first part of the UK to introduce presumed consent for organ donation – despite disquiet from health workers and religious leaders.

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BPAS argued women should be able to take pills at home

High court rules against abortions at home

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The system of scrutiny for the medical community left MPs unimpressed.

Failing doctors ‘not held to account’

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Comment: Legislation is not the answer for assisted suicide

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Comment: We need legislation, not guidance

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New assisted dying policy in full

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Assisted dying: New guidelines published today

‘Motive’ is new focus for assisted dying prosecutors

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Terry Pratchett wants assisted dying tribunals

Pratchett wants right-to-die tribunals

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Scotland votes on the right to die today

Scotland votes on right to die

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Long awaited guidelines on assisted suicide have been published by director of public prosecutions (DPP) Keir Starmer.

New guidelines allow nuances in assisted dying prosecutions

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Plans to reform GMC procedures could unfairly impact doctors in poor health, warns MDU

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BHA video - How can I be happy?

‘How can I be happy?’ Narrated by Stephen Fry

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Debbie Purdy's law lords win has forced the DPP to prepare a clarification

Commons pressured to make right-to-die call

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It has emerged that more than 700 transplants were carried out on non-UK patients in the past decade.

Government to ban private transplants

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Assisted dying: still controversial

Lords stop attempt to legalise assisted dying

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Peers are discussing proposals by Lord Falconer

Assisted dying debated by Lords

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The motion to allow faith sharing was defeated

Doctors vote down Christian demands

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Late stage abortions - should data be public?

Late abortion data ‘should remain secret’

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