MPs begin debating assisted dying ahead of landmark vote

The Week: Assisted dying and pension reform

Adam, Chris and friends look back on the political week.

Find out how your MP voted

Check whether your MP voted for or against taking the assisted dying bill to the next stage.

Insults and a haka in New Zealand parliament as MPs debate Māori rights bill

Voting temporarily suspended amid disruptions including a Māori party MP ripping up a copy of the bill. New Zealand’s parliament has erupted into fiery debate, personal attacks and a haka over a ...

World - The Guardian - November 14

Assisted dying: caution and compromise may end in dissatisfaction

Politicians who support a law change in principle may still vote against the bill that currently falls short

World - Financial Times - November 12

Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

Streeting faces pushback over assisted dying stance

Ministers have been told not to take part in the "public debate" on the issue ahead of a Commons vote.

Gordon Brown declares opposition to assisted dying

The bill, proposed by backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, is set to be debated in parliament on Friday.

'Northern Ireland is being left behind on assisted dying'

There are moves to bring assisted dying into law in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.

Assisted dying bill about right to choose, says minister

Labour’s cabinet remains divided on how to vote on Friday’s bill to legalise assisted dying.

How assisted dying laws differ across the world

About 300 million people have access to some form of assisted dying - what are the policies of other countries?

What is assisted dying and how could the law change?

A proposed law would let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.

The assisted dying bill does not protect sick and disabled people

This legislation does not contain watertight safeguards, leaving vulnerable groups at risk

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Rantzen did not expect to see assisted dying bill

Dame Esther says she thought she would be "long gone" by the time MPs debated assisted dying.

Blur drummer says UK law on assisted dying is ‘psychopathic’

Dave Rowntree speaks out about his ex-wife’s choice to take her life at Dignitas in Switzerland. The Blur drummer, Dave Rowntree, has attacked the UK law on assisted dying as “psychopathic” as he ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

UK assisted dying bill offers ‘strictest safeguards’ say supporters

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater will publish proposed legislation on Tuesday

Business - Financial Times - November 11

Assisted dying law would hit other NHS care, says Streeting

The health secretary has ordered officials to review the costs for the NHS of implementing changes in the law.

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