A High Court judge in May granted permission for a Judicial Review of the liberalisation of the prosecution policy in relation to the law on assisted suicide.
An October amendment to the policy made the prosecution of healthcare professionals in assisted suicide cases less likely. Granting permission, Lord Justice Bean said that the granting of this review said nothing about the strength of the claim, except that it was not frivolous.
Greens and polygamy
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Natalie Bennett said in May that the Green Party is ‘open’ to considering the recognition of polyamorous relationships.
She told a man describing himself as in a ‘stable relationship’ with two other men: ‘At present, we do not have a policy on civil partnerships involving more than two people ...[but] we have led the way on many issues related to the liberalisation of legal status in adult consenting relationships, and we are open to further conversation and consultation.’
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