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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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Robert Jenrick has suggested that his rival in the Conservative leadership contest, Kemi Badenoch, could turn the party into a “Twitter account” in the latest phase of a bitter row between the candidates. Speaking at the weekend Badenoch, the former business secretary, appeared to question Jenrick’s integrity claiming if she were elected the party would… Read more »
