MPs will vote today on one of the most significant and morally complex pieces of legislation to come before Parliament in ...
Lord Mackinlay has urged MPs to vote against the assisted dying Bill when it comes before the Commons on Friday.
Under the proposed legislation, only those over 18 years old in England and Wales and who are expected to die within six ...
If MPs vote in favour of assisted dying, it could lead to a significant change to society in the UK, on a par with reforms ...
People in England and Wales are not allowed assistance to die, even when they are terminally ill and wish to end their lives.
The warning from Baroness Llora Finlay, a consultant in palliative care, comes on the eve of an historic vote by MPs on Kim ...
The symptoms worsened, and one day Allison lost the ability to sing. “She had a beautiful voice and loved to sing,” said ...
British lawmakers on Friday will be given the chance to vote on plans to permit people with terminal illnesses the legal right to end their own life. The law's language has divided parliament.
For a person to end their life, the bill states two independent doctors must confirm a patient is eligible for assisted dying and a High Court judge would have to give approval. Ms Leadbeater said ...
A split is emerging in the cabinet, with Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson revealing she will join several of her colleagues and vote against the bill to legalise assisted dying. Ms ...
A newly proposed law could legalise assisted dying for those whose who are terminally ill. The Private Member’s Bill was put forward by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater and if passed would give ...
So when he decided to make an intervention on fellow Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill this week, he knew that it would make waves. Streeting, who has already said he intends to ...