British Parliament Supports Assisted Dying
The bill applies to those who are at least 18 years old, have received a terminal diagnosis and have no more than six months to live. Two doctors and a judge would have to give their approval, and fatal drugs would need to be self-administered.
The assisted dying debate has been wholly unsatisfactory so far
Labour MP for Rother Valley, and co-sponsor of the Bill – said the proceedings showed “Parliament at its best”. This is an incorrect assessment.
Assisted Dying Approved by UK Lawmakers in Historic First
The UK's House of Commons has voted in favour of assisted dying in an historic first that could lead to people being granted the freedom to end their lives.
British Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying in Landmark Decision
After an emotional debate, Parliament voted on Friday in favor of allowing assisted suicide for some terminally ill people in England and Wales.
UK lawmakers vote in support of assisted dying
British lawmakers have voted to allow assisted dying, a move set to make the UK one of a small handful of countries to allow terminally ill people to end their lives.
Assisted Dying: how MPs voted and what it tells us about ‘cross-party consensus’
The majority of Conservative MPs voted against (an 80/20 split, so a score of 0.60), along with most of the independents who voted, and the majority of the MPs from Northern Ireland (the DUP’s 1.0 score mirroring the Greens). And the SNP abstained en bloc.
U.K. Lawmakers Back Assisted Dying Bill
Lawmakers in the U.K. have passed a controversial bill that would legalize assisted dying for terminally ill people deemed to be in the last months of their life.
Costs of assisted dying could be among questions at next stage, says minister
The cost of assisted dying plans could be among the questions discussed at the next stage of the legislative process, a Cabinet minister has said. Pat McFadden, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, declined to say whether the plans would be fully publicly funded if they get final approval from Parliament, when asked by the BBC on Sunday.
Britain set for vote on assisted dying, after emotional debate that has divided lawmakers
British lawmakers are set to decide Friday whether to legalize assisted dying, a contentious proposal that would make the United Kingdom one of a small handful of nations to allow terminally ill people to end their lives.
UK Parliament to Hold First Vote on Assisted Dying in Nine Years
UK Members of Parliament will hold a landmark vote on assisted dying on Friday as they decide whether to allow terminally ill people with less than six months to live to opt to end their own lives.
Shame on Parliament for rushing through this Assisted Dying Bill
The assisted dying debate has been seemingly dominated by supporters of the Bill, which passed its second reading with a 55-vote majority on Friday, many of whom argue that we must be able to put people down,
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Palliative care doctors in UK say assisted suicide bill rests on ‘misconceptions’
The Association of Palliative Medicine in the U.K. is opposed to changing the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales.
MPs daren’t admit the awful truth about ‘assisted dying’
As Parliament debated the merits of enabling sociopaths to coerce the vulnerable into a premature death, a peculiar little ...