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September 28th, 2011
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September 28th, 2011The Termination of Pregnancy abortion business in South Tyneside, located on the coast of northern England, near Newcastle, will be closing soon for unknown reasons.
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September 28th, 2011A High Court judge's ruling that a brain-damaged, minimally conscious woman should not be allowed to die was hailed today as a landmark decision which clarified the law relating to the care of the severely disabled.
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September 28th, 2011LONDON — A judge has ruled that a brain-damaged, minimally conscious woman should not be allowed to die, in a landmark case about the right to life-supporting treatment.
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September 28th, 2011The case is thought to be the first time that a judge has been asked to rule on whether life-supporting treatment should be withdrawn from a person who is not in a persistent vegetative state but is minimally conscious.
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September 28th, 2011A woman who is badly brain damaged, but not in a persistent vegatative state, should not be allowed to die, a High Court judge has ruled.
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September 28th, 2011NEW policy guidelines on assisted suicide are being applied in the Isle of Man, in line with those adopted in the UK.
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September 28th, 2011A High Court Judge has ruled that a brain-damaged woman should not be allowed to die, in what is being seen as a landmark case.
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September 28th, 2011A High Court judge has ruled that a brain-damaged, minimally conscious woman should not be allowed to die in a decision described as "very important" by lawyers.
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September 28th, 2011But a closer inspection of the 76-page judgement shows that Mr Justice Baker did not find his decision a straightforward one.