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Assisted dying 'expected to need Welsh vote'

Plans to legalise assisted dying are likely to need the approval of the Welsh Parliament, BBC told.

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.

CP3 joins Stockton, Kidd with 12,000 career assists

Spurs guard Chris Paul on Friday joined John Stockton and Jason Kidd as the only players in NBA history to reach 12,000 career assists.

Sports - ESPN - November 16

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-obliterate

Business - Financial Times - November 16

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.

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.

Oklahoma governor vows to assist Trump with deportation plan

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) said Friday he would help President-elect Trump deport immigrants in his state who entered the country illegally, during an appearance on Fox News. Stitt has already ...

Politics - The Hill - November 22

'Northern Ireland is being left behind on assisted dying'

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

Jets tab Tannenbaum to assist in GM, HC search

The Jets are retaining The 33rd Team to support them in their upcoming general manager and head-coaching searches.

Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago

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.

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?

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 - 2 days ago

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.

MPs begin debating assisted dying ahead of landmark vote

Controversial proposal has split parliament and cabinet, with outcome too close to call

World - Financial Times - 11 hours ago

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.

U.K. Lawmakers Approve Medically Assisted Suicide

The bill gives people the right to assisted suicide if they have a terminal illness and fewer than six months to live.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 6 hours ago

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

Canada judge halts medically assisted death of woman in rare injunction

Court order blocks Vancouver physician Ellen Wiebe from euthanizing Alberta resident due to lack of physical ailment. A British Columbia judge has issued a rare, last-minute injunction barring a ...