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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:06:42 +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>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>Autistic teen overwhelmed with depression is euthanised</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/autistic-teen-overwhelmed-with-depression-is-euthanised/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A Dutch autistic teenager who attempted to commit suicide has undergone euthanasia at the hands of medics in the Netherlands, it has been revealed.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:42:27 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Woman fast-tracked for euthanasia after husband’s &#039;caregiver burnout&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/woman-fast-tracked-for-euthanasia-after-husbands-caregiver-burnout/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A woman in her 80s whose husband had ‘caregiver burnout’ was fast-tracked for euthanasia, causing experts to raise concerns about coercion.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:59:20 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Oz care difficulties drive man to opt for euthanasia</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/oz-care-difficulties-drive-man-to-opt-for-euthanasia/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[An Australian man facing care challenges due to his Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has started the process of applying for ‘voluntary assisted dying’ (VAD).
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        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:08:31 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Euthanasia Bill stalls in French Senate</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/euthanasia-bill-stalls-in-french-senate/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A key article in the French Government&#8217;s controversial End of Life Bill must now be reworked after Senators blocked it.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>US university blasted for celebrating ‘murderous’ pro-euthanasia alumnus</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/us-university-blasted-for-celebrating-murderous-pro-euthanasia-alumnus/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[University of Michigan Medical School has been urged to reconsider its recognition of a former student and convicted killer for his ‘contribution to patient care’.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:49:10 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Quebec ‘world leader’ in euthanising its citizens</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/quebec-world-leader-in-euthanising-its-citizens/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Canadian province of Quebec has the highest euthanasia death rate in the world, a report has revealed.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:34:23 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Disabled Canadians ‘seeking help to live’ offered euthanasia</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/disabled-canadians-seeking-help-to-live-offered-euthanasia/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Disabled Canadians who are seeking healthcare are being pressured into ending their lives, parliamentarians have been told.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:07:58 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Jersey set to debate &#039;dystopian&#039; euthanasia proposals</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/jersey-set-to-debate-dystopian-euthanasia-proposals/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Jersey is expected to debate plans to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia in the coming months.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Kirk maintains opposition to assisted suicide</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/kirk-maintains-opposition-to-assisted-suicide/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Church of Scotland has chosen to maintain its historical stance against legalising assisted suicide.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 13:43:27 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Killing thousands could save NHS millions, Govt estimates</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/killing-thousands-could-save-nhs-millions-govt-estimates/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Funding the deaths of thousands by assisted suicide could save the NHS millions of pounds, an impact assessment has predicted.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 09:52:37 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>UN Committee slams Canada&#039;s &#039;ableist&#039; euthanasia regime</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/un-committee-slams-canadas-ableist-euthanasia-regime/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has urged the Canadian Government to stop euthanising patients based on &#8220;negative, ableist perceptions&#8221; of disabled people.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Champions for euthanasia in Canada admit ‘safeguards’ failing</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/champions-for-euthanasia-in-canada-admit-safeguards-failing/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Pro-euthanasia activists in Canada have conceded that so-called safeguards are failing to protect vulnerable people from being coerced into seeking help to die.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 09:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>NI Assembly to debate the dangers of assisted suicide</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ni-assembly-to-debate-the-dangers-of-assisted-suicide/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MLAs are urging Stormont to oppose any attempt to legalise assisted suicide in Northern Ireland.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>22-year-old refuses euthanasia at the last moment</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/22-year-old-refuses-euthanasia-at-the-last-moment/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A Dutch woman who suffers from depression is now hopeful for the future after she changed her mind just minutes before undergoing euthanasia.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Hundreds of violations of euthanasia procedures in Ontario not reported to police</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/hundreds-of-violations-of-euthanasia-procedures-in-ontario-not-reported-to-police/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[More than 400 possible criminal violations of euthanasia procedure in Ontario, Canada, have not been reported to the police, according to leaked documents.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Canada: A ‘cautionary tale’ on so-called assisted dying</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/canada-a-cautionary-tale-on-so-called-assisted-dying/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A Canadian MP has warned of the dangers of his country&#8217;s &#8220;state-facilitated suicide programme&#8221;.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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