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Legalising assisted dying would send the message that 'some people are not worth protecting'
Changing the law to allow assisted dying runs the risk of making terminally ill and disabled people believe that their lives are worth less than others.
Ex-transgender woman says sex change 'couldn't solve the underlying issues' of his gender dysphoria
A man who lived as a woman named 'Laura' for eight years says that transitioning to the opposite sex could not resolve the underlying issues of his gender dysphoria.
Black Panther star Letitia Wright says God got her through crippling depression
Black Panther star Letitia Wright has revealed that her depression was so bad a few years ago that she nearly quit acting.
Chris Pratt denies belonging to 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church
Social media was alight this week after actor Ellen Page posted several tweets denouncing Chris Pratt's church as being 'infamously anti-LGBTQ'.
Governments must act on promises to end human trafficking - Cardinal Vincent Nichols
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has called on world governments to step up their commitment to stamping out human trafficking and supporting victims.
Governments must act to stem 'worrying increase' in internally displaced people across Africa
African leaders have been urged to turn rhetoric into action to address the urgent migrant and refugee problem across the continent.
Charity Commission launches inquiry into Birmingham archdiocese over safeguarding failings
Details emerged at the hearings in November of how senior figures in the archdiocese failed to handle reports of abuse adequately.
MPs to debate right of parents to withdraw children from sex education lessons
Parliament is to debate the right of parents to opt their children out of sex-education lessons after a petition surpassed 100,000 signatures.
London council votes in favour of buffer zone around abortion clinic
The Public Spaces Protection Order criminalises offers of prayer or counselling to women outside the abortion clinic in Twickenham
Over 1,000 doctors voice concern over assisted dying poll
Over 1,000 doctors have come out in opposition to a planned poll by the Royal College of Physicians that may lead to the organisation adopting a position of neutrality on assisted dying.
Girls' Brigade signs up for Big Pancake Party to fight UK poverty
Girls' Brigade groups throughout England and Wales are running Big Pancake Parties to in connection with Church Urban Fund (CUF) to help fight food poverty.
Actor accuses Chris Pratt of attending 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church
Chris Pratt has found himself on the receiving end of criticism over the church he attends after talking about his faith on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last Thursday.
Win in transgender regret research case would be 'victory for freedom of speech'
A psychotherapist challenging Bath Spa University after it refused to grant permission for research into transgender regret says a win in court this month 'would be a victory for freedom of speech in academia'.
Southern Baptist Convention in shock after newspapers reveal hundreds of abuse cases
The report found around 380 Southern Baptist leaders and volunteers had been 'credibly accused' of misconduct, with around 220 convicted or receiving plea deals.
Brits don't believe in Darwin, says new poll
The poll commissioned for Puffin Books also found more than one in 10 (12 per cent) believe in 'creationism'.
Prison Service to stop transgender inmates serving sentences in women's wings
Transgender inmates are to serve their prison sentences in separate wings over concerns for the safety of female prisoners.