Cotswold MP reveals why he did not vote on landmark assisted dying bill
North Cotswold MP Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown says he regrets not being able to attend the debate in Parliament ...
Assisted dying: what we might learn from experience of other controversial decisions in medicine
There are also many legal decisions made in advance by patients to refuse medical treatment – so-called “living wills”.
The long and complex road to assisted dying
Deliberations made in Britain’s Parliament have shown us that making laws to govern assisted dying is a complicated affair ...
Reeves says assisted dying unlikely to hit public finances
The Chancellor voted with hundreds of MPs to pass the first stage of Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
Milton Keynes Citizen1d
What’s next for the assisted dying bill?
MPs have voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales but the bill is still in the scrutiny ...
Expanding the Laws on Assisted Dying
Readers discuss the British vote on the issue and urge actions in the U.S. Also: Safeguarding our food; taxing cow burps in ...
Opinion
The U.K.’s decision on assisted dying will allow Brits to make their own end-of-life decisions
The legislation must still go through parliamentary committees and the House of Lords, and may be amended, but some form of assisted dying will likely become lawful in England and Wales. John Stuart ...
Speaker Johnson on UK assisted dying bill: ‘Shameful day for the English-speaking world’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) made an unusual criticism of domestic policy overseas in a “point of personal privilege” during ...
Assisted Suicide, Public Opinion, And The Court
When Gallup first asked about the issue in 1947, 38% were in favor of doctor assisted suicide. When the researchers returned ...
The Economist6d
Britain’s vote on assisted dying is just the beginning
There were no loud cheers when, on November 29th, the speaker of the House of Commons announced that MPs had voted in favour ...
The U.K. Voted to Legalize Assisted Dying. Which Other Countries Allow It?
In countries that allow assisted dying, the laws are implemented differently: Some allow doctors to administer the lethal ...
Dunfermline Press6d
Assisted dying: Fife MPs are evenly split on the bill
Fife’s MPs are split down the middle on the matter of assisted dying. Last Friday, the UK parliament voted on the Terminally Ill Adults (end of life) bill, which would allow terminally ill people to ...