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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>RC Bishops mark ‘sobering anniversary’ of Canada’s euthanasia regime</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops has urged “renewed concern” for life in defiance of the nation’s decade-long ‘programme of death’.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Assisted suicide legislation set to return to Westminster</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/assisted-suicide-legislation-set-to-return-to-westminster/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Plans to legalise assisted suicide will be brought forward again at Westminster in the form of a Private Member&#8217;s Bill.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Baroness Prentis: ‘Assisted suicide Bill ignored the mental toll of illness’</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/baroness-prentis-assisted-suicide-bill-ignored-the-mental-toll-of-illness/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Baroness Prentis has reflected on the “deep concerns” her battle with cancer highlighted about assisted suicide.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Ontario doctor given ‘slap on the wrist’ for botched euthanasia</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A doctor in Ontario, Canada, has been “cautioned” after multiple complaints were made against him in relation to euthanasia deaths under his care.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:22:46 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>&#039;Faithful defender of life&#039;: Jim Hughes (1943-2026)</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Jim Hughes, a key figure in Canada&#8217;s pro-life movement, passed away this week aged 82.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 13:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Five Brits per month consider assisted suicide at Swiss clinic</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/five-brits-per-month-consider-assisted-suicide-at-swiss-clinic/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Around five Brits per month enquire about ending their lives at a Swiss clinic, it has been revealed.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Psychiatrist issues &#039;suicide contagion&#039; warning over euthanasia expansion</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A psychiatrist has warned of a social contagion of death as Canada considers euthanasia for mental health conditions.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 11:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Healthy British woman dies at Swiss suicide clinic</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/healthy-british-woman-dies-at-swiss-suicide-clinic/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A healthy 56-year-old mother has paid £10,000 for help to kill herself at a Swiss clinic.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:30:43 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Pollster: &#039;No longer a public consensus in favour of assisted suicide law&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/pollster-no-longer-a-public-consensus-in-favour-of-assisted-suicide-law/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[There is no longer a consensus in favour of legalislation on assisted suicide in Britain, a polling expert has said.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Manx assisted suicide Bill stalls over human rights concerns</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/manx-assisted-suicide-bill-stalls-over-human-rights-concerns/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Royal Assent has been withheld for a Bill to legalise assisted suicide on the Isle of Man over concerns about safeguards.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Australian state-sanctioned suicides up by almost a half</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/australian-state-sanctioned-suicides-up-by-almost-a-half/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Deaths under ‘voluntary assisted dying’ (VAD) laws in Australia increased by 48 per cent last year, it has been estimated.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Elderly woman offered death before care in Canada</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/elderly-woman-offered-death-before-care-in-canada/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[An 84-year-old woman was offered euthanasia as a first option in a Canadian A&amp;E.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:53:55 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Alberta backtracks on euthanasia expansions</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/alberta-backtracks-on-euthanasia-expansions/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Canadian politicians have proposed new legislation to reduce access to euthanasia.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Philosopher warns against ‘frightening moral order’ of assisted suicide</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Legalising state-sponsored suicide would be a “monumental mistake”, a prominent philosopher has warned.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Euthanasia responsible for 4 per cent of Belgium&#039;s deaths in 2025</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Four per cent of deaths in Belgium resulted from euthanasia last year, official statistics show.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Outrage over euthanasia of 25-year-old rape victim in Spain</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/outrage-over-euthanasia-of-25-year-old-rape-victim-in-spain/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Spain’s euthanasia laws have been labelled ‘morally depraved’ after a 25-year-old woman was killed following injuries caused by a failed suicide attempt.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Disability group warns assisted suicide laws are unsafe</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/disability-group-warns-assisted-suicide-laws-are-unsafe/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A disability organisation has warned European states and EU institutions that assisted suicide legislation is unsafe.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Ireland urged not to legislate on assisted suicide</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ireland-urged-not-to-legislate-on-assisted-suicide/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Assisted suicide laws “put vulnerable people at risk” and should not be countenanced in Ireland, a Senator has warned.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 11:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Victory: MSPs reject dangerous assisted suicide Bill</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/victory-msps-reject-dangerous-assisted-suicide-bill/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Parliament has rejected an attempt to legalise assisted suicide for adults deemed to be terminally ill with less than six months to live.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Pharmacists and psychiatrists reject assisted suicide Bill</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/pharmacists-and-psychiatrists-reject-assisted-suicide-bill/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The professional bodies for psychiatrists and pharmacists in Scotland have separately announced their opposition to Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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