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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 this month – ...

13 Nov 2024 at 17:00

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 could cause a ...

17 Nov 2024 at 12:08

‘Palliative care could improve enough for assisted dying but concerns remain’

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said he believes palliative care for terminally-ill people can become good enough for that not to be a barrier to legalising assisted suicide, but he still has concerns over coercion. The Cabinet minister – ...

13 Nov 2024 at 09:53

Hodge: It is a bit daft of Streeting to suggest assisted dying will cost NHS

A former Labour minister has said it is a “bit daft” of Health Secretary Wes Streeting to suggest a new assisted dying law would cost the NHS more. Margaret Hodge, who now sits in the House of Lords, suggested Mr Streeting should follow ...

14 Nov 2024 at 19:16

Wes Streeting faces pushback from senior Labour figures over assisted dying

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is facing pushback from senior Labour figures over his stance on assisted dying. Mr Streeting, who is voting against the assisted dying Bill, has suggested it would cost the NHS more if a new law was ...

14 Nov 2024 at 21:33

Health Secretary accused of crossing a line on airing assisted dying views

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been accused of crossing a line by stating his opposition to the assisted dying Bill and making a “huge moral issue” instead about money. Labour peer Baroness Harriet Harman is the latest senior ...

15 Nov 2024 at 18:01

Assisted dying law could come at expense of other NHS services, says Streeting

Implementing a new assisted dying law could come at the expense of other NHS services, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has suggested. The Cabinet minister – who plans to vote against the assisted dying Bill when it is debated ...

13 Nov 2024 at 12:32

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