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Assisted dying ban ‘failing families’ as British membership of Dignitas soars

The number of British people who are members of Dignitas has soared by more than 80% in the past decade. As of the end of December, there were 1,528 members from Great Britain, according to figures from the not-for-profit organisation, which assists ...

02 Mar 2023 at 11:42

Isle of Man public almost evenly split on assisted dying law consultation

A public consultation on assisted dying on the Isle of Man saw the results almost evenly split between those for and against a change in the law. Just under half (49.61%) of the responses disagreed that assisted dying should be permitted for ...

03 Apr 2023 at 13:31

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 MPs will have a free ...

29 Oct 2024 at 11:18

Bake Off’s Prue Leith hopes Scotland will ‘lead the way’ with assisted dying

Bake Off star Dame Prue Leith has told how she hopes Scotland will “lead the way” in the UK by passing new laws on assisted dying. The Great British Bake Off judge travelled to Holyrood to give her support to legislation being put ...

21 Nov 2023 at 18:42

Scotland

Majority of Scots support assisted dying, says charity

More than three-quarters of Scots support assisted dying, according to a survey. The poll was carried out for a new report called Time For Choice, which will be launched by the Dignity in Dying Scotland charity at a parliamentary ...

17 Sept 2023 at 14:27

Prue Leith urges ‘compassionate assisted death’ as UK Dignitas membership soars

Dame Prue Leith has called for “compassionate and gentle assisted death” to be legalised in the UK as figures showed the number of British members of Dignitas has soared by more than 80% in the past decade. The Great British ...

02 Mar 2023 at 13:25

Current assisted dying law ‘not fit for purpose’ and ‘unbelievably cruel’

The current law on assisted dying is “not fit for purpose,” the MP leading proposals to change legislation has said. Campaigners who are terminally ill or have watched loved ones die in pain have called the existing ...

09 Oct 2024 at 19:24

Campaigners for and against law change gather before assisted dying debate

Campaigners both for and against a change in the law on assisted dying are gathering outside Parliament as MPs prepare to take part in debate over a petition on the issue backed by Dame Esther Rantzen. The ...

29 Apr 2024 at 13:37

Scotland

Assisted dying supporter Prue Leith told it ‘puts the vulnerable at risk’

Assisted dying critics have warned The Great British Bake Off judge Dame Prue Leith that legislative proposals in Scotland will put the “vulnerable at risk of coercion”. The TV judge, who is patron of the ...

20 Nov 2023 at 16:51

What is in the new assisted dying Bill MPs are considering?

A new law has been proposed to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the details of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. – Who would ...

29 Nov 2024 at 06:35

Assisted dying Bill debate hears warning of ‘state suicide service’

Assisted dying would give society a better approach to the end of life, the MP leading a push for a change to the law has said, but opponents warned against bringing in a “state suicide service”. In a ...

29 Nov 2024 at 14:16

‘Long overdue’ debate on assisted dying under way in Parliament

The first assisted dying debate in the House of Commons in almost a decade is “long overdue”, the MP behind the Bill has said as she appealed for respect and compassion in Parliament on the ...

29 Nov 2024 at 12:14

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