The Assisted Dying Debate

On assisted dying, are we really any good at predicting survival?

Forecasting the last seven days of life is harder than the final 24 hours; beyond that, things become shakier still

World - Financial Times - 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".

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

David Cameron changes mind to back assisted dying bill

Lord Cameron previously opposed assisted dying but says the current bill "is about shortening death".

David Cameron says he has changed mind on assisted dying and now supports bill

Ex-PM, who previously feared vulnerable people may be pressured to end lives, says legislation has ‘extremely strong’ safeguards. UK politics live – latest updates David Cameron has said he ...

World - The Guardian - 19 hours 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 - 14 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.

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.

Gordon Brown says daughter’s death showed value of ‘good’ dying over assisted dying

Former PM, whose daughter died when she was 11 days old, says debate is moving too fast and calls for commission on palliative care . • Gordon Brown: We need better end-of-life care, not assisted ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

‘I was denied being with her in her last moments’: campaigners on assisted dying bill

As bill to allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own lives enters parliament, supporters of the law change speak out. UK politics live – latest updates Two months after ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

'I might be dead before a decision is made': Terminally-ill people on assisted dying

Nik is worried assisted dying could lead to coercion - but Elise, who has cancer, wants the choice.

Ministers speaking out against assisted dying ‘are giving false impression’, says peer

Labour’s Charlie Falconer says vocal opponents are leading voters to think government is against change. ‘Slippery slope’ fears over assisted dying have echoes of abortion debate Senior ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

I have campaigned for assisted dying all my life. This once-in-a-generation chance mustn’t be wasted | Polly Toynbee

This Labour government must be brave enough to stand up for the bill and ensure a legacy of empathy and personal freedom. The time has come for a defining moment early in a Labour era that has so ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Assisted dying could have major impact on courts, says ex-chief justice

Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd says details of the legal process have not been worked out. UK politics live – latest updates A former lord chief justice has warned that assisted dying could have a ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

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 - 10 hours ago

UK will allay Trump concerns over Chagos Islands, says minister, as Priti Patel says Tories opposed to deal– as it happened

Stephen Doughty, foreign office minister, says if UK had not negotiated a deal with Mauritius, ‘a legally binding decision against UK seemed inevitable’. Wes Streeting has now delivered his ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

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