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Should assisted dying be legalised in the UK?

03-Sep-15

Richy Thompson, Campaigns manager for the British Humanist Association
YES, The British Humanist Association (BHA) is a national charity working on behalf of non-religious people who seek to live ethical and fulfilling lives on the basis of reason and humanity. BHA has long supported attempts to legalise assisted dying, assisted...

Mark Atkinson, Interim chief executive at disability charity Scope
NO, Scope, a national disability charity, is opposed to a change in the law on assisted dying. The charity has suggested that the safeguards in the Assisted Dying Bill are inadequate and the definition of who could be included is too broad. The Bill refers to...

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