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Could the assisted dying bill fall at the next hurdle?
Almost six months after MPs backed the principle of assisted dying, the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill – sponsored by Labour backbencher Kim Leadbeater – is set to return to the House of Commons chamber on May 16 to undergo further debate.
Assisted Dying in Scotland: What happens next?
In the meantime, Scotland’s Assisted Dying Bill champion, Scottish Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur, said he’ll continue to have discussions with MSPs and medical and legal experts over the coming months to ensure the Scottish Bill gives people a choice in a way that is “robustly safeguarded”.
Here, three doctors - Abdul Farooq, Susi Caesar and Gurpreet Khaira, who all have a different view on assisted dying - tell ...
The Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) has pulled its support for the assisted dying bill in a huge blow to its supporters.
Kim Leadbeater said she had heard arguments to strengthen end of life care in her assisted dying bill amid concerns from MPs ...
Family doctors in England are deeply divided on the issue of assisted dying, BBC research on plans to legalise the practice ...
British Muslims are much less likely to support Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill than Christians and the wider public, a new poll has revealed. The survey of 4,500 adults by Savanta found a stark ...
Today, the ACT Greens and Dying with Dignity ACT have called on the ACT Government to ensure the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act aligns with community expectations for humane access to the scheme.
MSPs will vote this week on whether or not to allow terminally ill adults to seek medical help to end their lives.
The Bill, backed by the Daily Express Give Us Our Last Rights campaign, would allow adults over 18 who are terminally ill and ...
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