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Two former health secretaries join calls for new law on assisted dying

Senior Conservative and Labour figures said they would back changes to legislation on the issue in England and Wales

The Guardian - UK

My mum fought for the underdog all her life – and I was one of her biggest missions

From 1920s Salford to teaching disabled children, my mother Marje gave so many people hope, says Guardian features writer Simon Hattenstone

The Guardian - UK

Revolutionary Cuba Embraces Controversial Euthanasia Practice

Cuba embraces a contentious choice as it discreetly legalizes euthanasia, navigating the delicate balance between personal autonomy and societal ethics.

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Sunak adds to family visas confusion, saying rise to £38,700 comes in 2025

PM announces different timetable for rise in earnings threshold people must cross to bring family to UK

The Guardian - UK

Reports into Scottish baby death spikes delayed to next year

Reports into spikes in the number of deaths of babies have been delayed to next year, the Scottish Government has said.

The National (Scotland)

Queen Elizabeth II Was Concerned About Dying In Scotland: Daughter

Queen Elizabeth II was persuaded to step back from making decisions about her own funeral after mentioning that it would be "more difficult" if she died in Scotland, her daughter told a forthcoming documentary.

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Keir Starmer backs calls for change in law on assisted dying

Labour leader says MPs should be given free vote on issue recently brought to the fore by Esther Rantzen

The Guardian - UK

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Keir Starmer says good case for ending ban on assisted dying

Labour leader says there are ‘grounds for changing the law’, after Esther Rantzen’s plea for new Commons vote

The Independent UK

A St. Louis nursing home closes suddenly, prompting wider concerns over care

The displacement of 170 nursing home residents is raising questions and renewing concerns over care facilities and the steep challenges families and frontline workers face in the care system.

WEKU

Fertility doctor convicted of wife’s murder after claiming she fell down stairs

A doctor who tried to stage his wife’s death as an accident has been sentenced to prison for murder

The Independent UK

"Anyone else have a Boomer Mum who would anxiety AT you" - Millennials beg parents to keep their anxieties to themselves and spare the grandkids (might be easier said than done, though)

Parents are keen for their own kids to avoid the same worries that they grew up with

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Cabinet minister Mel Stride wants MPs to look again at legalising assisted dying

Support for fresh look follows Esther Rantzen’s call for new vote, as he reveals joining Dignitas

The Independent UK

Karnataka to increase COVID-19 testing to 5,000 a day, issues guidelines for genome sequencing

Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department increases testing and Whole Genome Sequencing to prepare for COVID-19 upsurge.

The Hindu

Bravo, Esther Rantzen, it’s only the wimps in Westminster who are too afraid to talk about assisted dying

The campaigner is right to call for reform. It’s political cowardice, not public opinion, that stands in the way, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

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MPs moving towards majority backing for assisted dying, ex-minister claims

Kit Malthouse says sentiment has moved significantly since last Commons vote on issue in 2015

Chicago Sun-Times

Dear Abby: Friends won’t get hearing aids, so we have to yell

It’s embarrassing to speak so loudly at a restaurant.

Medical Daily

Early Life Diseases Linked To Lifetime Childlessness: Study

Researchers found a "significant" link between 74 early-life diseases and the risk of being childless throughout life.

AAP

Baby born after uterus transplant in Australian first

Kirsty Bryant has given birth to son Henry less than a year after receiving a uterus transplant from her mother.

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'The perfect gift': thousands wanted in Xmas blood push

Hundreds more blood donations are needed each day over the coming weeks to meet demand over the Christmas period.

The Independent UK

Largest nursing home in St. Louis closes suddenly, forcing out 170 residents

The largest nursing home in St. Louis has closed suddenly, forcing about 170 residents to be bused to other facilities

The Guardian - UK

Poem of the week: CLM by John Masefield

The poet’s abiding grief for a mother he lost aged six arrives at large-hearted thoughts about women in general

Evening Standard

Winter Survival Appeal: Mum of family of five living in just two rooms says Doorstep Project a 'godsend'

Maria, a mother in her forties, lives with her four children aged 13 to 22 in a hostel near Finchley Road. The five of them occupy two bedrooms that fall on either side of a corridor shared with other families.

The Guardian - UK

In a surrogacy deal between a rich and poor woman, only one is acting as a free agent

Celebrities pay well to outsource childbirth, but given the exploitation and health risks can it ever be enough?

The Guardian - UK

My sister and I had a row, and now she has snubbed our Christmas invite

You may not be consciously aware, but you seem to want to be seen as better than her

The Guardian - AU

Pain, trauma and ‘moral injury’: the push to improve birthing care in NSW hospitals

A public hearing of the NSW birth trauma inquiry in Wagga Wagga this week heard calls to overhaul pregnancy and maternal healthcare services

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