Dying Dame Esther praises MPs in crunch assisted dying scrutiny - 'the system is working'
Issuing a heartfelt plea, cancer-stricken national treasure Dame Esther Rantzen, 84, urges lawmakers to remain steadfast ...
Labour MP ‘watering down’ assisted dying protections
Assisted dying safeguards are being “watered down”, MPs have been warned, after the Labour MP behind the landmark legislation ...
Replacing judge with experts strengthens assisted dying bill, MP says
The assisted dying bill would be strengthened by plans for cases to be signed off by experts rather than a judge, the MP ...
What's in the new assisted dying bill and what does the judge change mean?
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is proposing a change to the assisted dying bill that means cases would not require sign off from a High Court judge.
Kim Leadbeater denies watering down safeguards on assisted dying bill
Kim Leadbeater suggests allowing psychiatrists and social workers to approve applications under new amendments ...
New ‘judge plus’ system proposed by MP behind assisted dying Bill
A group of 23 MPs is preparing to undertake line-by-line scrutiny of the proposed legislation from Tuesday, with the process ...
'My wife died at Dignitas, scrapping court rule will stop dying being intimidated'
A man who accompanied his wife to Dignitas on one final poignant 'holiday' has spoken up about MP Kim Leadbetter's decision to introduce a multi-disciplinary panel of experts rather than a High Court ...
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This is the year. New York must finally legalize aid-in-dying rights | Opinion
They ignore the more than 25 years of history in the now 10 states and Washington D.C. where medical aid in dying is legal. Though opponents continue to talk about a so-called “slippery slope,” there ...
Labour MP wants to scrap the need for High Court to approve assisted dying
MP Kim Leadbeater has instead proposed a panel, including a social worker and a psychiatrist, chaired by a senior lawyer or ...
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Funding a good death
Why the palliative care sector feels under fire, under-funded and under pressure to allow assisted dying practitioners into its facilities.
Replace High Court judge approval with expert panel, says assisted dying Bill MP
A group of 23 MPs is preparing to undertake line-by-line scrutiny of the proposed legislation from Tuesday, with the process ...
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The assisted dying bill treats professionals as infallible – they aren’t
Anyone who has dealt with domestic abuse cases knows professionals often fail to spot it. My amendment to the assisted dying ...