David Cameron’s attempt to strong-arm his party into supporting gay marriage has always been contentious.
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September 27th, 2012
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September 27th, 2012
Church leaders in Pakistan are calling for calm after a mob armed with guns and fire-bombs desecrated a church in Mardan, north-west Pakistan, in retaliation for the controversial anti-Mohammed film.
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September 26th, 2012
Uruguay is poised to become the only country in mainland Latin America where abortion is freely allowed in the first trimester, after the lower house of Congress approved a bill by a one-vote majority after a tense and tearful debate.
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September 26th, 2012
The number of doctor-assisted suicide cases reported in the Netherlands grew by 559 between the years of 2010 and 2011, a commission says.
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September 26th, 2012
Switzerland's parliament voted against a bid to toughen controls on assisted suicide on Wednesday, rejecting concerns about foreigners travelling to the country to die.
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September 26th, 2012
A total of 13 psychiatric patients in The Netherlands were helped to end their life last year, compared with just two in 2010, according to euthanasia monitoring groups, the DutchNews reported.
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September 26th, 2012
Anti-euthanasia campaigners are preparing to mount the first nationwide billboard campaign against euthanasia and assisted suicide.
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September 26th, 2012
The different areas of interest for people involved in public life, the pope said, are not distinct from each other, but are “profoundly interconnected,” and are all “constituted by respect for the transcendent dignity of human beings,” Pope Benedict told a group of Christian politicians last week.
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September 26th, 2012
The number of doctor-assisted suicide cases reported in the Netherlands grew by 559 between the years of 2010 and 2011, a commission says.
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September 26th, 2012
Uruguay’s lower legislative house, the Chamber of Deputies, last night approved legislation to eliminate criminal penalties for abortions during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. In a tense vote that was delayed until almost midnight, the measure passed by a single vote majority.