May 19, 2013

Huge opposition to assisted suicide in Massachusetts from doctors and disabled people in lead up to ballot

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The US state of Massachusetts is to hold a referendum on the legalisation of assisted suicide next month at the time of the presidential election. On 6 November Massachusetts voters will have the opportunity to vote on Question 2, ‘Prescribing … [Read more...]

Most members of cabinet have previously voted for lowering the abortion limit to 20 weeks or below

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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has come in for criticism today for saying that he believes the upper abortion limit should be lowered from 24 to 12 weeks. However he is not alone. Of the 16 Conservative MPs in Cabinet, 13 actually voted for a … [Read more...]