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Dutch activists sue government over assisted suicide

Campaigners calling for the decriminalisation of assisted suicide in the Netherlands took the Dutch government to court on Monday, arguing that its ban on helping a person end their life breaches human rights norms. The case at The Hague District ...

10 Oct 2022 at 14:10

Canada’s euthanasia system should be warning sign to other countries, MPs told

Canada’s legalisation of euthanasia should be a warning sign for other countries considering the move amid reports of people being offered help to die if they do not have adequate access to social support and care, MPs have been told. The ...

06 Jun 2023 at 13:13

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 legislation ...

09 Oct 2024 at 19:24

Ireland

Political system has ‘dragged its heels’ on euthanasia debate – McDonald

Mary Lou McDonald has called for a national conversation on the right to die, saying the political system has “dragged its heels” on the issue. The Sinn Fein president said campaigners like Vicky Phelan, who have called on ...

02 Jan 2022 at 11:25

Scotland

It is right that assisted dying Bill should receive ‘robust’ scrutiny, says MSP

The MSP behind proposed assisted dying legislation has said it is right his Bill will be subject to “rigorous and robust” scrutiny from Holyrood’s health committee. Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur’s Assisted Dying for ...

17 Apr 2024 at 10:23

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