palliative
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She said had the bill passed, "many vulnerable people might have seen an assisted death as their only realistic option" and said the church would continue to advocate for more palliative care funding.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
He said the debate had exposed a "hard truth" - that the palliative care system "remains under-resourced, uneven, and too often unable to meet the needs of those at the end of life".
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
"Over 60,000 people die in Scotland each year and the number of people who need palliative care is rising rapidly," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Many MSPs who opposed the bill stressed that Scotland needed to strengthen palliative care, social‑care provision and protections for vulnerable people before considering any change in the law.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
She drew close to Úrsula, trusting that she would know of some palliative for her attacks.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
