The widow of the right-to-die campaigner Tony Nicklinson, who died in August after suffering from locked-in syndrome, is to call for Scotland to change its law on assisted suicide.
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October 30th, 2012
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October 30th, 2012
The government has been consulting on gay marriage which has angered some on the Conservative backbenches and among the party's grassroots.
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October 30th, 2012
Ad campaign will feature same-sex and single-parent families to reflect modern British arrangements, and will inform the company's marketing in the future
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October 30th, 2012
Stonewall has promised to press ahead with its annual bigot of the year award, despite pressure from two leading banks which have threatened to withdraw sponsorship.
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October 30th, 2012
HSE chiefs are to be quizzed by a Dail committee about revelations that staff at some state-funded crisis pregnancy services gave illegal and medically dangerous advice to women during one-to-one counselling sessions.
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October 29th, 2012
A leading abortion organization in Ireland is on the defensive after a group of undercover investigators caught counselors at the organization giving out advice that could be both illegal and life-threatening.
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October 29th, 2012
At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing on Sunday during Mass at a Catholic church in northern Nigeria, officials say.
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October 29th, 2012
A suicide bomber drove a Jeep full of explosives into a Catholic church during morning mass in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least eight people and triggering deadly reprisal attacks.
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October 28th, 2012
An undercover investigation in Ireland has revealed that staff at some pregnancy counseling services are giving advice that could put women's lives at risk.
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October 28th, 2012
A suicide bomber rammed an SUV loaded with explosives into a Catholic church holding Mass on Sunday in northern Nigeria, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 100 others in an attack that sparked reprisal killings in the city, authorities and witnesses said.