Ban on suicide journey is lifted
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The High Court has lifted an injunction banning a man from taking his chronically-sick wife to Switzerland for an assisted suicide.
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Suppose a person of reasonable mental competence decides, after carefully weighing the available options and consulting with those around him, that life is no longer worth living.  Should that person have the legal right to end their own life?  Suicide (and assisting suicide) is presently illegal in most western nations, a fact which only serves to make it slightly difficult for suicidal people to carry out their wish.  I propose a different approach - in fact, an opposite approach.  I propose that anyone who honestly wishes to terminate their own life should be provided with the means to do so humanely, reminiscent of (though perhaps more gentle than) the infamous suicide booths popularized by Futurama.
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Iraq's parliament passed a law on Saturday to ease restrictions on mostly Sunni Arab members of Saddam Hussein's Baath party returning to public life, one of the main political benchmarks set by the United States.
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The National People&#39;s Congress (NPC), China&#39;s parliament, has passed a law banning the buying or selling of blood to prevent the spread of AIDS and outlawing discrimination against victims of infectious diseases, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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China&#39;s parliament passed a law Saturday banning the buying or selling of blood to prevent the spread of AIDS (news - web sites) and outlawing discrimination against victims of infectious diseases, state media said.
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Australia's House of Representatives voted Wednesday to lift a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research, the bill's last hurdle before becoming law.
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A former Unitarian minister was freed from jail Friday after a federal magistrate ruled he cannot be extradited to Ireland to face trial for his role in a Dublin woman's 2002 suicide.
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A ban on patients and doctors using mobile phones in hospitals is to be lifted this spring, the government has announced.
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Egypt strengthened its ban on female  genital cutting on Thursday by eliminating a legal loophole  allowing girls to undergo the procedure for health reasons, the  health ministry said.
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Improvements in mental health services for NHS patients have cut suicide rates to the lowest yet, according to a report.
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Ministers have backed down on proposals allowing people suffering from mental illness who have not committed a crime to be locked up.
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Health researchers have found a strong association between higher body mass index and a lower risk of suicide.
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Government lifts ban on the channel after it apologised for showing 'indecent programmes.'
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Sri Lanka's government lifts a 30-year moratorium on capital punishment, following the killing of a high court judge.
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Remaining restrictions on UK animal movements after the Surrey foot-and-mouth disease outbreak are lifted.
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Counselling in schools is included in an action plan to reduce suicide levels in Wales says the health minister.
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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon reportedly decides to lift a ban on diplomatic contact with the Palestinians.