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MP votes for assisted dying bill

Bloomberg L.P. · 1h

Keir Starmer Will Need to Choose a Side on Assisted Dying

Martin Ivens is the editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Previously, he was editor of the Sunday Times of London and its chief political commentator.

What is the assisted dying Bill and how does it work?

Britain’s proposed law to legalise assisted dying is to be voted on by MPs for the first time on November 29 and, if passed, will make it legal for terminally ill people to end their lives.

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Focus on families, says MP behind assisted dying bill

The MP behind a move to legalise assisted dying has urged politicians to focus on the families affected by "harrowing deaths" of some terminally ill people when they decide whether to back it or not.

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Discussion on assisted dying hosted by Dartford MP

A discussion about assisted dying will be held by Dartford MP Jim Dickson on Thursday evening, ahead of a parliamentary ...

Ex-PM David Cameron backs assisted dying bill

Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has backed moves to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults. In an ...

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Terminally ill patients being refused access to voluntary assisted dying by doctors who object their wishes

The terminally ill are being refused access to legal euthanasia by doctors who ‘conscientiously object’ to their patients’ ...

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Canadian coroner records nearly 430 cases of assisted dying malpractice since 2018

A Canadian coroner has recorded more than 400 cases of malpractice by assisted dying physicians since 2018. Dirk Huyer, ...

Doctor plans to bring Sarco ‘death pods’ to U.K. if assisted dying law changes

Dr. Philip Nitschke plans to introduce Sarco 'death pods' to the UK if assisted dying is legalized, offering a unique ...

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UK politics live: Assisted dying vote will be ‘very close’ says Leadbeater, as Starmer faces PMQs

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said there are ‘strongly held’ views on her private members bill that will be voted on by MPs on ...

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Judges’ role in assisted dying bill criticised as ‘rubber stamping’

The need for judges to approve assisted dying cases risks being a “rubber stamping” exercise that does not provide an ...

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