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Scotland’s First Minister: ‘Assisted suicide Bill is discriminatory’ ([link removed])
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MSP Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill discriminates against vulnerable people with disabilities, Scotland’s First Minister has said.
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New report shows ‘complexity’ of state-sponsored suicide ([link removed])
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Peers challenge ‘intrusive surveillance’ of home-educated families ([link removed])
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Peers have warned the Government that its proposed home education register would create a culture of “surveillance”.
Govt wants ‘police on the streets not policing tweets’ after Linehan treated ‘like a terrorist’ ([link removed])
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A change in the law may be needed to ensure that officers prioritise serious crime over policing ‘hot button’ debates, the Health Secretary has said.
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NHS trusts earmark nearly £2m for LGBT and other staff events ([link removed])
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MPs, Peers and campaigners call for gambling reform at summit ([link removed])
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The Government must act to reduce gambling-related harm, politicians and campaigners said at a Westminster event.
‘Islamophobia definition endangers freedom to criticise religion’, Labour Peer warns ([link removed])
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Government plans to define Islamophobia risk shutting down free speech, a Labour Peer has warned.
EHRC urges compliance with law as it submits updated guidance to Govt ([link removed])
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Service providers must fulfil their legal obligations on single-sex spaces ahead of Government approval of a new code of practice, the equality watchdog has said.
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Sport Ireland was warned trans involvement ‘threatens future of women’s sport’ ([link removed])
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US county abortion law violated pro-life free speech rights ([link removed])
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A ban on peaceful pro-life witness near abortion centres in a New York county violated free speech rights, a district court has ruled.
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Cannabis for pain relief linked to higher paranoia risk ([link removed])
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Researchers have warned that cannabis use for pain relief increases the risk of paranoia.
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Scots drug deaths hit 1,000 for seventh year in a row ([link removed])
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Five-year-old girl with rare condition ‘brimming with life’ ([link removed])
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A girl with a severe genetic condition who was not expected to survive birth has celebrated her fifth birthday.
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