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Kinnock to lead UK assisted dying strategy if bill passes
Law allowing terminally ill patients to end their lives is opposed by health minister’s boss Wes StreetingWorld - Financial Times - 5 days ago -
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 -
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 - 6 days ago -
The assisted dying bill does not protect sick and disabled people
This legislation does not contain watertight safeguards, leaving vulnerable groups at riskWorld - Financial Times - 2 days ago -
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.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
UK MPs back bill to legalise assisted dying
Legislators vote to allow some terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their livesBusiness - Financial Times - Yesterday -
How historic and emotional day unfolded
While MPs debated the bill in parliament, supporters and opponents gathered outside.Top stories - BBC News - 13 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 - 2 days 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 -
UK assisted dying bill offers ‘strictest safeguards’ say supporters
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater will publish proposed legislation on TuesdayBusiness - Financial Times - November 11 -
UK justice secretary attacks assisted dying bill as ‘state death service’
Shabana Mahmood has written to her constituents saying she is ‘profoundly concerned’ about Friday’s Commons vote. MPs will be placing the country on a “slippery slope towards death on demand” if ...World - The Guardian - 6 days ago -
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 - 6 days ago -
Judges’ role in assisted dying bill criticised as ‘rubber stamping’
Former members of judiciary question whether their role would be a proper safeguardWorld - Financial Times - 4 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 - 3 days ago -
David Cameron changes mind to back assisted dying bill
Lord Cameron previously opposed assisted dying but says the current bill "is about shortening death".Top stories - BBC News - 2 days ago -
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 - 2 days ago -
Bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales faces heated parliamentary debate
British lawmakers are expected to vote on a law proposed to help terminally ill adults end their livesTech - ABC News - Yesterday -
British lawmakers back assisted dying bill after emotional debate
LONDON — British lawmakers voted on Friday in favor of a landmark bill that would for the first time help terminally ill adults end their lives.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
U.K. lawmakers give initial approval to so-called assisted dying bill
Members of Parliament approved the so-called assisted dying bill by a vote of 330 to 275, signaling their approval in principle for the bill. The vote sends the bill to further scrutiny in Parliament.Top stories - CBS News - Yesterday -
MPs back landmark bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live will be given right to die under proposed legislation. MPs have taken a historic step toward legalising assisted dying in England and Wales ...World - The Guardian - 23 hours ago -
MPs back bill to allow assisted dying after emotional debate
In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs support the assisted dying bill by 330 to 275.Top stories - BBC News - 20 hours ago -
Assisted dying bill: Find out how your MP voted
Check whether your MP voted for or against taking the assisted dying bill to the next stage.Top stories - BBC News - Yesterday -
'We voted for assisted dying bill - but still have concerns'
The bill faces further scrutiny, during which MPs and peers could choose to amend parts of it.Top stories - BBC News - 1 hour ago -
Wavering supporters of assisted dying bill ‘are not certain to vote it into law’
Sponsors of legislation for England and Wales warned that vote was close and many MPs will seek further reassurances on matters of concern. A wavering group of MPs who backed parliament’s historic ...World - The Guardian - 45 minutes 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 -
Proposed assisted dying bill for England and Wales rekindles debate over choice and ethics
Details about a proposed law to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales have been published, rekindling debate on the controversial topic ahead of a vote in Parliament later this monthTech - ABC News - November 12 -
Proposed assisted dying bill for England and Wales rekindles debate over choice and ethics
Details about a proposed law to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales have been published, rekindling debate on the controversial topic ahead of a vote in Parliament later this monthHealth - ABC News - November 12 -
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 - 2 days ago -
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 - Yesterday