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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 request assistance to end ...

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 Member’s Bill by Scottish ...

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 MPs will have a free vote ...

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 undecided” on the issue. MPs will ...

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, was published late on Monday and ...

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 dying Bill when it is debated later ...

13 Nov 2024 at 17:00

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Laois man surpasses halfway point in 100 mile target to raise funds for charity dear to his heart

Laois man Tim Oxley has taken on the challenge of reaching 100 miles in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation and in memory of his beloved wife Ann. Since starting his trek in mid September, Tim has now reached 58 miles so far and is ...

21 Oct 2024 at 20:33

Champion paralympic medallist urges MPs to reconsider assisted dying support

A Paralympic champion has pleaded with MPs to reject proposed legislation on assisted dying, backing a report that calls the move a slippery slope. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, an 11-time gold medallist, warned changing the law ...

17 Nov 2024 at 12:08

PM reiterates no pressure on assisted dying vote after Streeting criticised

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “not going to say or do anything that will put pressure on other people in relation to their vote” on assisted dying, after his Health Secretary was criticised for a series of interventions on ...

18 Nov 2024 at 13:00

Scotland

Hospices may be forced to turn patients away amid funding crisis, sector warns

Hospice bosses have warned they are facing an “insurmountable funding gap”, with concerns mounting that they may have to turn people away. Insisting “funding is in crisis”, the chief executives of more than a dozen hospices ...

14 Nov 2024 at 14:51

Study finds seeing a single GP could be better for dying dementia patients

Seeing a single GP could help prevent dementia patients taking multiple trips to hospital as they near the end of their lives, a new study suggests. It has been previously suggested that dementia patients who visit the ...

12 Jul 2022 at 01:05

MPs’ decisions on assisted dying should be made on ‘secular basis’ – minister

Decisions about assisted dying should be made on a “secular basis”, a Government minister said ahead of MPs voting on the issue on Friday. Home Office minister Seema Malhotra acknowledged that “people have their ...

28 Nov 2024 at 09:01

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