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Sep 02 2010 Assisted dying arrest highlights urgent need for law reform
The arrest of two people who accompanied a man with a terminal condition to Switzerland for an assisted death highlights the need to reform our domestic law, the British Humanist Association (BHA) ...
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Aug 02 2010 No plans for homeopathy in Oxfordshire welcomed by the BHA
Confirmation by a local health authority that complementary or alternatives therapies will not be offered has been welcomed by the British Humanist Association (BHA).
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Jul 26 2010 NHS funding of homeopathy puts ‘patient choice’ above evidence of effectiveness
Homeopathy has no place in a modern state-funded health service unless clear evidence of its effectiveness can be demonstrated, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has reiterated today. The BHA ...
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Jul 21 2010 A compassionate law on assisted dying is urgently needed
Legal reforms on assisted dying are urgently needed, including to distinguish between cases of ‘mercy killing’ and murder, the British Humanist Association (BHA) has said today. The BHA has made its ...
Older news articles
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Jun 29 2010 Humanists welcome doctors’ call to stop NHS funding of homeopathy
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Jun 11 2010 Pharmacists have a duty to tell patients homeopathy is not effective
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May 10 2010 BHA gives evidence to Committee on new assisted dying Bill in Scotland
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May 05 2010 Experts call for change in the rules on organ donation
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Apr 13 2010 BHA signs open letter to European Union in support of abortion rights
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Mar 10 2010 Humanists urge MPs to call for law reform on assisted dying
