Swinney ‘wrestling’ with whether to back assisted dying in Scotland
2 months ago

Swinney ‘wrestling’ with whether to back assisted dying in Scotland

The Telegraph  

John Swinney has said he is “wrestling” with whether to back plans to legalise assisted dying in Scotland amid significant concerns that they would apply to 16-year-olds. He said there was a “very significant issue” around the minimum age of 16 being proposed in the Scottish legislation, two years younger than proposed south of the border. Campaigners against the legislation criticised Mr Swinney’s “continued indecision” and warned that having different twin track laws in Scotland and England would “open up all sorts of cans of worms”. He said he was pleased Mr Swinney was “taking his time to consider this issue in depth” after the SNP leader voted against two previous attempts at Holyrood to legalise assisted dying.

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Historic debate on legalizing assisted dying in England and Wales begins
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Historic debate on legalizing assisted dying in England and Wales begins

Associated Press  

LONDON — British lawmakers started a historic debate Friday on a proposal to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales, an issue that has divided Parliament as well as the country at large. It’s the first time the House of Commons has had the opportunity to vote on legalizing what some people call “assisted dying” while …

Bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales faces heated parliamentary debate
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales faces heated parliamentary debate

Associated Press  

LONDON — British lawmakers are expected to vote Friday on a law proposed to help terminally ill adults end their lives. The contentious bill would allow adults expected to have fewer than six months to live to request and be provided with help to end their life, subject to safeguards and protections. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who has previously supported …

The Assisted Dying Bill Has Politicians in the UK Divided
1 month ago

The Assisted Dying Bill Has Politicians in the UK Divided

The Quint  

Supporters of the bill say it offers the ‘strictest safeguards’, as it is for those who are terminally ill with six months or less to live and that it offers greater legal protections than any other legislation of its kind in the world. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who published the bill, said she had undertaken a “thorough and robust process” …

EDDIE BARNES: However well meaning its supporters, there are very real dangers in creating a right to die law
11 months, 2 weeks ago

EDDIE BARNES: However well meaning its supporters, there are very real dangers in creating a right to die law

Daily Mail  

Nobody who read Nadine Dorries’s beautiful account of her husband’s death in yesterday’s Scottish Daily Mail could fail to be moved by her story. Dame Esther Rantzen has spoken out in favour of assisted dying ‘In our last moments, when he was awake, I sat on his bed and sang to him – Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now,’ Nadine wrote. …

Majority of religious people back legalising assisted dying, poll suggests
1 year, 2 months ago

Majority of religious people back legalising assisted dying, poll suggests

The Independent  

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Legalised assisted dying could be abused, MP warns
2 years, 5 months ago

Legalised assisted dying could be abused, MP warns

The Independent  

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