Opinion
Keir Starmer Will Need to Choose a Side on Assisted Dying
Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its chief political commentator.
Deaths from assisted dying and euthanasia surpass 30,000 in a year
Doctors helped more than 30,000 people to die last year, reaching a record high for cases of assisted dying and euthanasia in countries where it is legal. Ahead of a UK vote on legalising assisted dying on Friday,
MP will not vote in favour of assisted dying bill
A Conservative MP said she would not vote in favour of the bill to legalise assisted dying. Sarah Bool, the MP for South Northamptonshire, said she was concerned the bill would put vulnerable people at risk.
What is the assisted dying Bill and how does it work?
Britain’s proposed law to legalise assisted dying is to be voted on by MPs for the first time on November 29 and, if passed, will make it legal for terminally ill people to end their lives.
UK parliament to debate assisted dying law
British lawmakers will hold a landmark debate on Friday on a divisive and emotive bill that could set the UK on its way to legalising assisted dying for terminally ill
Focus on families, says MP behind assisted dying bill
The MP behind a move to legalise assisted dying has urged politicians to focus on the families affected by "harrowing deaths" of some terminally ill people when they decide whether to back it or not.
Assisted Dying Would Put UK Doctors In 'Impossible' Situation
Amy Proffitt is like the majority of palliative care practitioners in Britain -- she is opposed to changes in the law to allow assisted dying.
What is in the new assisted dying Bill MPs are considering?
A new law has been proposed to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the details of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. – Who would be eligible?
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