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Legalised assisted dying could be abused, MP warns

Introducing legal assisted dying could be abused by people “who want granny and grandpa to hurry up and die”, MPs have heard. Conservative MP for Devizes Danny Kruger claimed that legalising assisted dying could also lead to “utilitarian” healthcare ...

04 Jul 2022 at 19:31

Scotland

Patrick Stewart urges MSPs to support bid to legalise assisted suicide

Sir Patrick Stewart has urged MSPs to back new legislation in Scotland that would legalise assisted dying. The X-Men and Star Trek actor gave a video message saying terminally ill people should not be forced to end their lives in pain. “Dying ...

21 Jun 2022 at 23:05

Scotland

Assisted dying proposals expected to be delayed after ‘unprecedented response’

Proposals to bring forward legislation to legalise assisted dying in Scotland are expected to be delayed, the MSP behind the Bill has said. Scottish Lib Dem Liam McArthur said there was an “unprecedented level of response” to his ...

23 May 2022 at 16:48

Law is a mess and needs reform, inquiry on assisted dying told

Better-funded palliative care will never be able to eliminate unbearable suffering for everyone, the first session of a parliamentary inquiry into assisted dying has heard. The current law was described as “a mess” by Labour ...

28 Mar 2023 at 14:00

Health Secretary’s opposition to assisted dying Bill disappointing, says Rantzen

Dame Esther Rantzen said she is “deeply disappointed” after the Health Secretary said he will vote against a bid to legalise assisted dying, as another Cabinet minister revealed she will support the Bill. Wes Streeting is ...

24 Oct 2024 at 13:46

Scotland

Ethics experts back assisted dying proposals

Ethical experts from leading Scottish universities have backed assisted dying proposals for those with a terminal illness. Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur’s Member’s Bill would allow competent terminally ill adults to ...

22 May 2023 at 00:05

Scotland

Assisted dying opponents push palliative care Bill as ‘Better Way’

Opponents of allowing assisted dying in Scotland say proposals for a right to palliative care present a better alternative. The Better Way campaign is against a proposed change in Scottish law to allow assisted dying. A ...

07 Mar 2024 at 14:46

Streeting did not intend to ‘wade into’ assisted dying debate

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said he did not intend to “wade into the debate” after he told Labour MPs he planned to vote against legalising assisted dying. The Government is officially neutral on the Bill and ...

29 Oct 2024 at 11:18

Health Secretary Wes Streeting to vote against assisted dying amid coercion fear

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is to vote against an assisted dying Bill amid fears around coercion and people feeling a “duty to die”. The Cabinet minister had previously said he was “uncharacteristically ...

23 Oct 2024 at 09:52

Starmer says MPs must make own minds up on assisted dying Bill

Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour MPs must “make their own mind up” on whether to vote in favour of legalising assisted dying. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, from Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, ...

12 Nov 2024 at 07:49

Streeting asks officials to analyse costs around law change on assisted dying

The Health Secretary has ordered the Department of Health to analyse the costs of implementing any change in the law on assisted dying. The Cabinet minister – who plans to vote against the assisted ...

13 Nov 2024 at 17:00

Sir Edward Leigh and Diane Abbott make joint plea to reject assisted dying

Parliament’s longest serving MPs, Sir Edward Leigh and Diane Abbott, have made a joint plea for colleagues to reject assisted dying legislation, and allow for more time to consider the “immense ...

20 Nov 2024 at 21:07

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