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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

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 event on ...

17 Sept 2023 at 14:27

Dame Prue Leith issues renewed call for action on assisted dying

Dame Prue Leith has issued a further rallying cry for the right to end-of-life choice, saying she does not want her last moments to be “in a hospital in screaming agony”. The television presenter, campaigner and patron of Dignity in ...

03 Apr 2024 at 16:22

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 Dignity in Dying charity, ...

20 Nov 2023 at 16:51

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 ...

21 Nov 2023 at 18:42

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 Childline founder ...

29 Apr 2024 at 13:37

Prue Leith: Less pearl-clutching, more serious debate needed on dying law reform

Campaigners, bereaved relatives and famous faces are due to gather outside Parliament ahead of a debate on assisted dying amid a call for “less pearl-clutching” and more constructive conversation. Broadcaster Jonathan ...

29 Apr 2024 at 07:36

Get off the fence on assisted dying issue, demands Dimbleby as MPs begin debate

Politicians must get off the fence on the issue of assisted dying, broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby has said as MPs began a lengthy debate on the law at Westminster. Campaigners both for and against legal reform ...

29 Apr 2024 at 17:09

Assisted dying: Emotional debate hears country ‘not teeming with granny killers’

Changing the law to legalise assisted dying could see people killed because they are old, an at-times emotional parliamentary debate has heard, while others rejected a picture painted of a country “teeming ...

29 Apr 2024 at 20:32

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 ...

02 Mar 2023 at 13:25

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 ...

02 Mar 2023 at 11:42

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 ...

09 Oct 2024 at 19:24

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