Tony Nicklinson, the “locked-in syndrome” sufferer, broke down in tears on live television as it was confirmed that he had lost his legal battle to be allowed to die.
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August 16th, 2012
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August 16th, 2012
An abortion business in Knoxville, Tennessee is closing because it can’t comply with a law to ensure women receive emergency medical care in case an abortion goes wrong and their life and health are at risk.
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August 16th, 2012
Today the High Court delivered judgements on two cases challenging Britain’s laws against assisted suicide and murder.
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August 16th, 2012
"Without showing any identification papers, nor a search warrant, they forced their way into Xie’s home and took everything; they even ripped the Spring Festival scrolls and cross-stitch embroidery from the walls. They then took seven-month pregnant Xie to the police station."
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August 16th, 2012
A severely disabled man at the centre of a landmark legal battle over assisted suicide angrily accused MPs and judges of cowardice yesterday as his bid for the right to die was rejected.
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August 16th, 2012
Locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson has lost his High Court battle for the right to end his life when he chooses.
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August 16th, 2012
Last week in Egypt, when Muslim Brotherhood supporters terrorized the secular media, several Arabic websites—including Arab News, Al Khabar News, Dostor Watany, and Egypt Now—reported that people were being “crucified.” The relevant excerpt follows in translation:
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August 15th, 2012
The Christian Party in Wales has become the first faith-based political party to win a mayoral election.
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August 15th, 2012
Every teenager’s favourite philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, once observed of this country that “it was a master stroke of English instinct to hallow and begloom Sunday to such an extent that the Englishman unconsciously hankers for his week – and work-day again – as a kind of cleverly devised, cleverly intercalated fast.”
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August 15th, 2012
The repeal of Sunday trading laws and the introduction of gay marriage could trigger a backlash.