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- Andy Burnham's comments suggest he will not personally back a fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.
- Fix palliative care before assisted dying debate, says PM
- Introducing the legislation would be ‘very challenging’ until care system improved, PM says Andy Burnham has said the assisted dying debate needs to wait until palliative care and social care are fixed, as he set out his path to resolving o
- We must fix social care before allowing assisted dying, says Burnham
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Andy Burnham's comments suggest he will not personally back a fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.
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Andy Burnham's comments suggest he will not personally back a fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.
Fix palliative care before assisted dying debate, says PM
Introducing the legislation would be ‘very challenging’ until care system improved, PM says Andy Burnham has said the assisted dying debate needs to wait until palliative care and social care are fixed, as he set out his path to resolving one of the most intra
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Fix palliative care before assisted dying debate, says PM
Andy Burnham's comments suggest he will not personally back a fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.
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We must fix social care before allowing assisted dying, says Burnham
Introducing the legislation would be ‘very challenging’ until care system improved, PM says Andy Burnham has said the assisted dying debate needs to wait until palliative care and social care are fixed, as he set out his path to resolving one of the most intractable problems in British politics. The prime minister said he was not opposed
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