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Search for in All SectionscentralpoliticsITsciencelibertiesriskculturehealthlifeessays SECTIONS central politics IT science liberties risk culture health life essaysnew ISSUES War on Iraq War on terror The Hutton Inquiry Middle East After 11 September spiked-proposals Free speech Race Parents and kids Genetics On animals Foot-and-mouth Education Go to: spiked-centralspiked-essays Essay19 May 2006 The 'right to die'? No thanks The campaign to legalise assisted suicide cheapens and devalues human life - and makes death an even more protracted process. by Kevin Yuillinspiked-essays Read on... Printer-friendly version Tuesday 23 May 2006, London Save the planet, don't see the world? Tourism versus the environment Essay4 May 2006 Who's afraid of economic growth? Behind today's trendy arguments about environmentalism, ethical living and happiness, there lurks a deep disdain for material progress. by Daniel Ben-Amiinspiked-essays Read on... 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