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        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Bishop of Rochester speaks out against local MP’s assisted suicide Bill</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Bishop of Rochester has publicly opposed his MP’s decision to bring the assisted suicide Bill back to Parliament.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Euthanasia &#039;case reports&#039; in Canadian province riddled with errors</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/euthanasia-case-reports-in-canadian-province-riddled-with-errors/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[British Columbia (BC) has documented nearly three thousand errors in the administration of its euthanasia programme in 2024.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>PM: &#039;Assisted suicide should not be debated until palliative care is fixed&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/pm-assisted-suicide-should-not-be-debated-until-palliative-care-is-fixed/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The new Prime Minister says he believes palliative and social care funding should be prioritised over debates on whether to legalise assisted suicide.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 11:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Doctors: ‘Assisted suicide is not medical treatment’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The British Medical Association (BMA) has agreed that assisted suicide is not a medical treatment.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Dark day as Jersey assisted suicide law receives Royal Assent</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/dark-day-as-jersey-assisted-suicide-law-receives-royal-assent/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Jersey&#8217;s assisted suicide law has been granted Royal Assent, enabling eligible residents to get help to kill themselves as early as next year.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Dawn French: &#039;I worry that the poor will suffer most under assisted suicide&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/dawn-french-i-worry-that-the-poor-will-suffer-most-under-assisted-suicide/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Actress and author Dawn French has expressed doubts about legalising assisted suicide, after previously calling it a &#8220;no-brainer&#8221;.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Assisted suicide: MPs told to &#039;facilitate care not death&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/assisted-suicide-mps-told-to-facilitate-care-not-death/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Campaigners are urging Parliament to prioritise improving end-of-life care instead of relentlessly pursuing assisted suicide.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 15:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Canadian Govt advised to abandon plans to euthanise people with mental illness</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/canadian-govt-advised-to-abandon-plans-to-euthanise-people-with-mental-illness/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[People should not be allowed to ask for help to die on the grounds of mental illness alone, a Canadian parliamentary committee has concluded.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 15:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>RC Bishops mark ‘sobering anniversary’ of Canada’s euthanasia regime</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/rc-bishops-mark-sobering-anniversary-of-canadas-euthanasia-regime/</link>
        <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>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ontario-doctor-given-slap-on-the-wrist-for-botched-euthanasia/</link>
        <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>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/faithful-defender-of-life-jim-hughes-1943-2026/</link>
        <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>
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        <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>
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        <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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