The rightwing Christian group and the battle over end-of-life care

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The rightwing Christian group and the battle over end-of-life care

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The Christian Legal Centre is behind a number of end-of-life court cases that could be ‘prolonging suffering’, according to doctors. Josh Halliday reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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