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MPs hours away from historic vote on whether to legalise assisted dying
Vote expected on Friday afternoon, as those running campaigns for and against say it is too close to call. MPs are hours away from deciding whether to legalise assisted dying for those with less ...World - The Guardian - 5 hours ago -
MPs to vote on assisted dying in landmark decision
Controversial proposal has split parliament and cabinet, with outcome too close to callWorld - Financial Times - 6 hours ago -
Esther Rantzen urges MPs to vote on ‘vital issue’ of assisted dying
TV presenter says subject may not be debated in parliament for another decade if legislation does not pass. UK politics live – latest updates Esther Rantzen , whose terminal cancer diagnosis ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Will assisted dying vote pass? It's far from clear
This week the House of Commons will make a decision that could have consequences for decades.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
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Longest-serving MPs unite to oppose assisted dying
Labour's Diane Abbott and Conservative Sir Edward Leigh say they fear the bill will put the vulnerable at risk.Top stories - BBC News - November 20 -
Chris Mason: Politicians wrestle with an issue of conscience
If the bill passes, it will become one of the biggest talking points at Westminster of 2025.Top stories - BBC News - 4 hours ago -
MPs who are also medics urge colleagues to support assisted dying bill
Exclusive: Cross-party group’s letter comes after health secretary said he doubted NHS could enact the change. A cross-party group of MPs who are practising medics and former NHS staff have written ...World - The Guardian - November 1 -
Assisted dying could stop harrowing deaths, says MP behind bill
Adults expected to die within six months would be eligible under the proposals for England and Wales.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
'Hardest decision of my career': MPs wrestle with vote choice
As Friday's assisted dying bill vote approaches, MPs explain how they are approaching their decision.Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
Focus on families affected by harrowing deaths, says MP behind assisted dying bill
Kim Leadbeater says the vote on her assisted dying bill on Friday is likely to be "very close".Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Assisted dying 'expected to need Welsh vote'
Plans to legalise assisted dying are likely to need the approval of the Welsh Parliament, BBC told.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
Ed Davey 'minded' to vote against assisted dying bill
Sir Ed fears elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a "burden”.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
Assisted dying bill splits UK cabinet ahead of vote
Poll finds 65% of British public supports change in law to allow voluntary euthanasia for terminally illBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
Assisted dying bill will not be adopted as government bill if it passes vote
Departments ready to work on assessment of its workability as critics say it is proceeding the ‘wrong way round’. Civil servants and ministers will begin work on implementing the assisted dying ...World - The Guardian - 19 hours ago -
Hope, fear, faith and love: Four people on why assisted dying vote matters
For the first time in nearly a decade, MPs will debate and vote on the issue of assisted suicide.Top stories - BBC News - 16 hours ago -
Last-minute lobbying ahead of major assisted dying vote
MPs are voting in what could be one of the most momentous decisions of their political lives.Top stories - BBC News - 11 hours ago -
The Assisted Dying Debate
Amol and Nick catch-up with Dame Esther Rantzen and speak to two MPs about how their religion has influenced their thinking.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
Badenoch suggests final Tory migration policy would be more radical than leaving European convention on human rights – UK politics live
Conservative leader says there needs to be a ‘plan not just a promise’ beyond leaving the ECHR. William Hague has achieved a rare Tory election victory; he has won the contest to be Oxford ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
Assisted dying bill is ‘once in a decade’ opportunity, says Kim Leadbeater before vote
Exclusive: MP leading bill urges MPs to vote to give terminally ill people autonomy over their own bodies. • Key issues in the assisted dying debate . Legalising assisted dying is a “once in a ...World - The Guardian - 15 hours ago -
The Week: Assisted dying and pension reform
Adam, Chris and friends look back on the political week.Top stories - BBC News - November 15 -
ULM to discipline OL coach Cameron Blankenship for irately berating, shoving player on sideline
The most heated sideline in college football on Saturday came via just one man.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 3 -
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 shortWorld - 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.Top stories - BBC News - November 12 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
The lawyer at the heart of the ferocious debate over assisted dying
Charles Foster believes he has a duty to defend against a state-sanctioned and medicalised means to self-obliterateBusiness - Financial Times - November 16 -
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.Top stories - BBC News - 6 days ago -
'Northern Ireland is being left behind on assisted dying'
There are moves to bring assisted dying into law in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.Top stories - BBC News - 5 days ago -
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.Top stories - BBC News - 4 days ago -
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?Top stories - BBC News - 41 minutes ago -
Britain’s Emotional Debate Over Assisted Dying
As lawmakers prepare to vote on legalizing assisted suicide for the terminally ill in England and Wales, an intense public discussion has unfolded.Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday