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: Current AwarenessWhat the law says on assisted suicide - The Guardian
By sally
“Assisted suicide is outlawed in the UK, with the 1961 Suicide Act making it illegal to ‘aid, abet, counsel or procure the suicide of another’. Helping somebody to die carries a prison sentence of up to 14 years.”
The Guardian, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Full post as published by Current Awareness on October 02, 2008 (boomark / email).
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