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Compassion ‘under threat’ from assisted dying, warn Catholic Bishops

A debate and first vote on assisted dying are expected to take place on November 29.

Evening Standard

Voices: Memo to my family: Stop asking me when I’m going to make you grandparents

COMMENT: … because, writes Beth Ashley, the answer might be ‘never’ - especially if we keep being put under this kind of pressure

The Independent UK

Unions ‘prepared to listen’ to health ministers’ two-step pay increase proposal

However the unions representing health workers have warned they are prepared to take industrial action.

Evening Standard

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Health Secretary accused of crossing a line on airing assisted dying views

A Labour peer said Wes Streeting’s comments are a breach of Government neutrality on the divisive issue.

Evening Standard

Scottish Government still 'absolutely committed' to National Care Service – minister

Scotland’s social care minister Maree Todd has said she is “absolutely committed” to delivering a new National Care Service amid ongoing…

The National (Scotland)

Wes Streeting faces pushback from senior Labour figures over assisted dying

The Health Secretary has said he is against a change in the law to allow terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their lives

Evening Standard

Hodge: It is a bit daft of Streeting to suggest assisted dying will cost NHS

The Health Secretary said he had asked his department to analyse the costs of implementing any change in the law on assisted dying.

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Small communities call for help to support ageing populations

Upper Hunter Shire Council issues aged care warning

Newcastle Herald

Premature birth rates in US remain at historic high, report finds

Rate in 2023 remains at 10.4% due to chronic conditions, inadequate prenatal care and racial disparities

The Guardian - US

Norwegian Women Discover Shocking Switched-At-Birth Mix-Up Nearly 60 Years Later, Sue Government

Two women in Norway, swapped at birth almost six decades ago, allege a government coverup of the mix-up. Their lawsuit against the state seeks justice and compensation after discovering the truth through DNA tests and withheld information.

International Business Times

Many NHS staff would use ‘conscience clause’ if assisted dying legalised, say doctors

Christian and Muslim groups say medics who refuse to help patients to die are not protected enough in England and Wales bill

The Guardian - UK

Concerns over anti-assisted dying commentator's links 'to religious right'

CONCERNS have been raised over a prominent anti-assisted dying commentator’s links to “the religious right” as a bill on the issue makes its…

The National (Scotland)

Legalisation of assisted dying may force NHS cuts, Wes Streeting warns

Minister has asked officials at Department of Health to analyse implications for other services

The Guardian - UK

Health secretary warns of ‘chilling slippery slope’ as he orders review of costs of assisted dying

Wes Streeting has asked the Department for Health and Social Care to look at costs of assisted dying bill

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Evening Standard

Streeting asks officials to analyse costs around law change on assisted dying

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Department of Health and Social Care would examine the costs associated with a change in the law.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying law could come at expense of other NHS services, says Streeting

The Health Secretary said the Government would need to work through ‘a very new way of working’ if the Bill was passed.

The Guardian - AU

Nurse at aged care home where Clare Nowland was tasered had ‘never seen anything like that’, court hears

Sen Const Kristian White’s manslaughter trial also told 95-year-old displayed behaviour consistent with moderate to severe dementia

Evening Standard

Sheila Hancock ‘not against’ assisted dying but hopes for better palliative care

The 91-year-old star said ‘I’m not frightened of death’.

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The Independent UK

Who might be the next Archbishop of Canterbury?

There are more than 100 bishops in the Church of England.

The Independent UK

Majority support change to assisted dying law – survey

Some 70% people in England support a change in the law on assisted dying while 14% oppose a change.

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Norwegian Women Sue State Over 1965 Baby Swap

Two women born in 1965 were switched at birth in a Norwegian hospital, leading to a legal battle against authorities nearly six decades later. The case hig...

The Independent UK

What we know about Jose Antonio Ibarra, the man who murdered Georgia student Laken Riley

Shortly after his arrest, federal immigration officials said Jose Ibarra illegally entered the US in 2022 – a revelation that turned the case into a political football

The Independent UK

They knew something wasn’t right – tests finally revealed they were switched at birth

The girl said she had a sense of never belonging as she grew up

Evening Standard

Menopause clinics could stop female medical workers resigning, says NHS chief

Claire Low, of United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals Trust, was speaking at the NHS Providers’ annual conference and exhibition in Liverpool.

The Guardian - UK

Under 1,000 patients a year may opt for assisted dying if bill passes, MP says

Kim Leadbeater outlines safeguards as some MPs worry proposal does not bar doctors in England and Wales from suggesting option

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