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[UK] ‘Dignitas death sparks renewed controversy over assisted suicide law’ 26th May 2015, The Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11629012/Dignitas-death-sparks-renewed-controversy-over-assisted-suicide-law.html ‘Jeffrey Spector, who took his own life at the notorious Swiss clinic despite not being terminally ill, admitted: “I am jumping the gun”’

 [UK] The Metro have opened an online opinion poll on whether assisted suicide should be legalised in response: http://metro.co.uk/2015/05/26/poll-should-assisted-suicide-be-legal-in-britain-5215313/#ixzz3bGVSBJw9

[UK] ‘Man who killed himself at Dignitas explains decision in film’ 26th May 2015, The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/26/jeffrey-spector-assisted-dying-dignitas-tumour-paralysis-explains-decision ‘Businessman Jeffrey Spector, who was diagnosed with inoperable tumour on his spine that would have led to paralysis, used film to discuss assisted dying.’

[UK] ‘’No one knows what the people who use Dignitas are going through, but they are the lucky ones’ 26th May 2015, The Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11629055/Noone-knows-what-the-people-who-use-Dignitas-are-going-through-but-they-are-the-lucky-ones.html ‘Campaigner Jane Nicklinson, whose husband Tony passed away in 2012 after a lost seven-year High Court battle, on their struggle to find dignity in death’

 There has also been coverage in relation to the MSP vote on the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill, due to be debate on Wednesday, May 27th:

 [Scotland] ‘Petition opposes assisted suicide’ May 21st 2015, The Extra

http://www.glasgowsouthandeastwoodextra.co.uk/news/scottish-headlines/petition-opposes-assisted-suicide-1-3779614

‘Campaigners opposed to allowing assisted suicide in Scotland have delivered a 15,300-signature petition to Holyrood ahead of the vote on the legislation next week.’

 [Scotland] ‘Survey finds support for proposals to legalise assisted suicide’ May 24th 2015, STV

http://news.stv.tv/scotland-decides/news/1321433-survey-finds-support-for-proposals-to-legalise-assisted-suicide/

‘Almost three-quarters of adults support proposals to legalise assisted suicide in principle, according to a new poll published ahead of a vote on legislation next week. MSPs will debate and vote on the general principles of the Assisted Suicide Bill when it comes before Holyrood on Wednesday.’

 [Scotland] ‘Assisted suicide bill in doubt’ May 24th 2015, The Times

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/scotland/article1560253.ece?CMP=OTH-gnws-standard-2015_05_23

‘With Holyrood to debate the issue on Wednesday, a new poll suggests that support for the law change is ebbing away, writes Jason Allardyce’

[Scotland] ‘Muslim leaders intervene in assisted suicide debate and urge MSPs to block Bill at Holyrood vote’ May 26th 2015, The Herald

http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/scottish-politics/muslim-leaders-intervene-in-assisted-suicide-debate-and-urge-msps-to-bloc.127073820 The spiritual leaders of Scotland’s Muslim community have called for politicians to vote against a controversial law that would legalise assisted suicide.

 

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