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Subject Top lawyer: Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill discriminates against those with disabilities – and other news this week
Date August 29, 2025 3:49 PM
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Friday, 29 August 2025
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Top lawyer: Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill discriminates against those with disabilities ([link removed])
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Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill discriminates against people with certain disabilities and could be challenged under human rights law, a top lawyer has stated.



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MLA slams NI Civil Service: ‘This is not inclusion. This is institutional activism.’ ([link removed])
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An MLA has criticised Northern Ireland’s Civil Service for showing political partiality by participating in Belfast Pride.


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EHRC acts over non-compliance with single-sex space law ([link removed])
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Organisations with policies allowing people to use toilets based on gender self-identification have been instructed to remove or amend them by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).


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Marriage breakdown leads to poor GCSE results, warns think tank ([link removed])
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Marriage breakdown is driving the poor GCSE results among white working class pupils, according to the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ).


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No minimum age for children in ‘biggest ever’ study on trans treatment ([link removed])
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A new study on children identifying as ‘transgender’ has no minimum age limit and is expected to have 3,000 participants.



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Father and former addict warns of addiction’s hidden toll on families ([link removed])
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A father of four from Somerset is using his own experiences to warn of the “traumatic” effect drug addiction can have on families.


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‘State-sponsored drug use isn’t the answer’ as Edinburgh ‘shooting gallery’ planned ([link removed])
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Dublin task force reports primary school drug dealing ([link removed])
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Chelmsford toddler to be on Times Square billboard for Down Syndrome campaign ([link removed])
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A photo of two-year-old Violet from Chelmsford will appear on a Times Square billboard to raise awareness about children with Down’s syndrome.


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Researchers push for IVF Down’s syndrome screening on NHS ([link removed])
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Champion of faith and family in the public square, Dr James Dobson 1936-2025 ([link removed])
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Tributes have been paid to the life and legacy of Dr James Dobson — a champion of biblical morality and traditional family values for American culture and public policy.




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Ciarán Kelly

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