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Canadian police are investigating claims that an 83-year-old woman was subjected to assisted suicide without her consent after she allegedly failed a cognitive test, amid family allegations that she had “no idea” she was scheduled to die.
MPs have voted against a Bill to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales.
The British Medical Association has called for any future assisted dying legislation in the UK to explicitly protect the rights of doctors and medical students who decline participation on grounds of conscience or professional judgement, saying they should be safeguarded from discrimination, contractual disadvantage, or professional detriment.
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