Donor law and 'completed life' champion MP Pia Dijkstra to quit politics

1 week, 6 days ago

The long and complex road to assisted dying

On November 29, 2024, while introducing the Terminally Ill Adults Bill 2024-25 to the British House of Commons, the Member of Parliament, Kim Leadbeater told a rather distressing story of an “agonising death”. But seeing how previous efforts, to bring about a law to allow assisted dying, have floundered, the Bill’s passing represents a milestone, a victory for those who …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Assisted dying: More than 30 MPs who voted in favour of bill could still change their minds, analysis suggests

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 36 MPs who voted in favour of assisted dying …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Still 'a lot of work to do' on assisted dying bill, Kim Leadbeater admits after MPs vote to legalise it - despite fears it will create a 'state suicide service'

Daily Mail

Kim Leadbeater has admitted that there is still 'a lot of work to do' on the assisted dying bill, hours after MPs voted to legalise it. The assisted dying bill was brought to the House of Commons floor by Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater The major political parties were internally divided on the bill, with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

British MPs advance contentious assisted dying law

Hindustan Times

UK lawmakers voted Friday in favour of assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales, advancing the emotive and contentious legislation to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny. In this video grab taken from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit via the Parliament TV website on November 29, 2024, tellers announce that MPs have approved the …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

British Lawmakers Vote In Favor Of Legalizing Assisted Dying

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Labour MP Kim Leadbeater speaks to the press during a gathering in favor of the proposal to legalize assisted dying in the U.K. JUSTIN TALLIS via AFP via Getty Images British lawmakers on Friday voted in favor of a landmark bill to legalize assisted dying in the U.K. The bill was introduced by Kim Leadbeater, a lawmaker from the ruling …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

British MPs to debate contentious assisted dying law

Raw Story

UK lawmakers debated Friday whether to advance divisive and emotive legislation to allow assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales, with a vote expected later in the day. Parliament last debated, and defeated, a euthanasia bill in 2015, but public support for giving terminally ill people the choice to end their lives has since shifted in favor. …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

MPs to vote on legalising assisted suicide TODAY with decision on major law change on a knife-edge amid splits in all major parties and warnings it is being rushed

Daily Mail

MPs will vote on whether to legalise assisted suicide in the UK today, with the result on a knife-edge. Dignity in Dying campaigners gather in Parliament Square last month in support of the 'assisted dying bill' Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer confirmed he would vote today, saying he has a ‘huge amount of interest’ in the issue, but he declined …

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4 weeks ago

I was paralysed by a sudden illness - this is why I’m against assisted dying

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If those years ago euthanasia had been legal, I probably would have said ‘I’d …

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1 month ago

MPs to vote on assisted dying as row over ministerial criticism deepens

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy MPs will take part in a vote this week on …

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1 month ago

Tanni Grey-Thompson: Assisted dying bill will allow families to go ‘doctor shopping’ to end lives of relatives

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Paralympic champion Tanni Grey-Thompson opposes assisted dying Baroness Grey-Thompson dismisses claims …

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1 month, 1 week ago

I’ve seen the damage caused by TikTok-trained ‘therapists’

The Independent

Many people assume therapy is like chatting to a friend. For similar reasons, the general public often don’t even realise that the sector isn’t currently regulated – or the harm that unqualified therapists can do. David Buckton Linton, Cambridgeshire With assisted dying, we’re asking the wrong question John Rentoul, whose journalism I greatly admire, writes of assisted dying that “the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Minister tries to ease MP concerns over time available for assisted dying Bill

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the Bill, if it clears its first hurdle, would …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Why have MPs suddenly got cold feet about assisted dying?

The Independent

The last time the House of Commons voted on assisted dying nine years ago, a proposal to legalise it was defeated by a three-to-one margin. Many of the advances in the law – on capital punishment, divorce, abortion and the decriminalisation of homosexuality – have come from free votes in parliament, and often through private members’ bills, allowing governments and …

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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Palliative care could improve enough for assisted dying but concerns remain’

The Independent

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1 month, 1 week ago

Almost all Dutch say they are ready to relax euthanasia rules

NL Times

A recent RTL survey of nearly 20,000 Dutch citizens hows strong public support for relaxing the euthanasia laws. Currently, euthanasia is only permitted for individuals suffering from terminal illness or unbearable pain, but the debate is now turning to whether elderly people who feel their lives are "completed" should be allowed to choose euthanasia. It would allow individuals over the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Assisted dying: Terminally ill teacher begs MPs to back bill, saying ‘my death depends on it’

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A terminally ill teacher has urged MPs to back Kim Leadbeater’s …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Esther Rantzen-backed assisted suicide law would only allow terminally ill to end their lives with disabled and mentally ill people barred - and 14 years in jail for those who 'pressure' people into d

Daily Mail

People with physical disabilities and mental ill health would be barred from seeking help to die under plans for a law allowing assisted suicide for the first time. Supporters of the long-awaited Terminally Ill Adults Bill have also revealed that if passed by Parliament, it will be illegal to use 'dishonesty, coercion or pressure' to make someone say they want …

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Pressuring someone to end their lives is set to be a crime punishable by up to 14 years in prison under new Assisted dying bill

Daily Mail

Pressuring someone to end their lives will be a crime punishable by up to 14 years' imprisonment under the proposed legalisation of assisted suicide, it last night emerged. Details of the long-awaited Terminally Ill Adults Bill reveal that, if passed by Parliament, it will be illegal to use 'dishonesty, coercion or pressure' to make someone say they want help dying. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Doubts over Assisted Dying Bill grow as doctors and nurses warn of added pressures on the 'broken' NHS - but campaigners insist it can give people 'hope'

Daily Mail

Thousands of doctors, nurses and other healthcare staff have signed a letter to warn against putting an added burden on the 'broken' NHS by legalising assisted dying. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater last month formally introduced her Terminally Ill Adults Bill to Parliament ahead of its first full debate. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater last month formally introduced her Terminally Ill Adults …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Campaigners on both sides speak out ahead of publication of assisted dying Bill

The Independent

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It is these people that need choice, and for them that we urge you …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Judge bars woman from euthanasia at last minute

The Independent

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

MPs and peers call for public inquiry into assisted dying amid fears it could be rushed into law with people made to feel they have 'a duty' to die

Daily Mail

MPs and peers are calling for a Royal Commission into assisted dying, amid concerns it could be rushed into law. It follows warnings that inadequate palliative care services could make people feel they have 'a duty' to end their life under the assisted dying Bill. The proposed law – branded 'a recipe for bad legislation' by Tory leadership candidate Robert …

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2 months ago

Furious Esther Rantzen says Wes Streeting is forcing her to 'fly to Dignitas to die alone' after Health Secretary said he would vote against legalising assisted dying

Daily Mail

Furious Dame Esther Rantzen has accused Wes Streeting of forcing her to 'fly to Dignitas to die alone' after he revealed he would vote against legalising assisted dying. In a scathing letter to the Health Secretary Dame Esther Rantzen accused Wes Streeting of forcing her to 'fly to Dignitas to die alone' after he revealed he would not support a …

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2 months ago

Wes Streeting to vote against assisted dying Bill

The Telegraph

The Health Secretary will vote against legalising assisted dying over concerns regarding the state of palliative care in the UK, it has emerged. Wes Streeting had previously voted to legalise assisted dying in 2015, but he has since reversed his stance ahead of a landmark vote next month and will not back a law change. He reportedly told Labour MPs …

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2 months, 1 week ago

JUSTIN WELBY: I don't want the people I love - or anyone - to choose to die because they feel they're a burden

Daily Mail

The Archbishop of Canterbury today warns that changing the law on assisted dying would put the most vulnerable at risk. It comes as a historic Private Member's Bill is introduced to the House of Commons today, with MPs to debate and vote on allowing assisted dying for the first time in a decade. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has warned …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Extend assisted dying to those without terminal illness, say Labour MPs

The Telegraph

Ahead of the bill’s first reading, Ms Leadbeater must decide on its title, which will determine the breadth of the debate. But if the bill is given a more open-ended title, it means MPs could introduce amendments, including on whether those with incurable illnesses should be eligible for legalised assisted dying as well as the terminally ill. Ms Leadbeater said …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

We hope Dame Esther Rantzen will see her campaign to legalise assisted dying come to pass

The Independent

Dame Esther Rantzen cheerfully admits that she feels fortunate to have lived long enough to see her campaign to legalise assisted dying move close to success. Yet laws and medical custom and practice already exist to govern – loosely and informally – what might even now be termed a de facto assisted dying regime. As Dame Esther puts it so …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Physically healthy 28-year-old woman in the Netherlands chooses euthanasia. Here’s why

Hindustan Times

Zoraya ter Beek, a 28-year-old woman hailing from a village in the Netherlands has decided to legally end her life. “I did not want to burden my partner with having to keep the grave tidy,” ter Beek told the Free Press over a text message. Talking about her mental health struggles she shared that once psychiatrists told her, “there’s nothing …

Netherlands Ter Ter Beek

9 months, 1 week ago

Keir Starmer pledges landmark assisted dying vote in parliament

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sir Keir Starmer has pledged that parliament will debate and vote …

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1 year ago

Keir Starmer says there are 'grounds for changing the law' on assisted dying and hints he would back a plan for a fresh Commons vote after Dame Esther Rantzen revealed she is considering going to Dign

Daily Mail

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has backed calls for a change in the law on assisted dying, potentially paving the way for a new vote. The cause has been championed by Dame Esther Rantzen, who has called for politicians to grapple with the issue for the first time since 2015. The Labour leader, who backed a change in the law …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Prue Leith urges ‘compassionate assisted death’ as UK Dignitas membership soars

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2 years, 2 months ago

Dutch activists sue government over assisted suicide

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Activists calling for the decriminalization of assisted suicide in the Netherlands took the Dutch government to court Monday, arguing that its ban on helping a person end their life breaches human rights. A group called Cooperative Last Will asked the court to declare that the Dutch state is “acting unlawfully by denying its citizens the right …

Human Rights Netherlands Life Court Right Assisted Van Wijk

2 years, 3 months ago

Government MP resigns over 'ice-cold' treatment of asylum seekers

Dutch News

A VVD MP has resigned because of the ‘ice-cold’ treatment of asylum seekers in the Netherlands. The spark was a week in which more than 700 asylum seekers slept outside a registration camp in Ter Apel in unsanitary and ‘inhumane’ conditions, and a three month old baby died, he said in a statement on Twitter. ‘I had counted on a …

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2 years, 3 months ago

Government MP resigns over 'ice-cold' treatment of asylum seekers

Dutch News

A VVD MP has resigned because of the ‘ice-cold’ treatment of asylum seekers in the Netherlands. The spark was a week in which more than 700 asylum seekers slept outside a registration camp in Ter Apel in unsanitary and ‘inhumane’ conditions, and a three month old baby died, he said in a statement on Twitter. ‘I had counted on a …

Ter Vvd Mp De Neef

2 years, 5 months ago

Legalised assisted dying could be abused, MP warns

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2 years, 8 months ago

Arizona sisters who died by assisted suicide in Switzerland were ‘tired of life’

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3 years, 2 months ago

We need compassionate laws that allow terminally ill people to die with dignity

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3 years, 2 months ago

Head of Dutch pro-assisted suicide group detained

Associated Press

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The chairman of a Dutch organization that lobbies for people’s right to end their own lives and provides information to its members was detained Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in assisted suicide. Prosecutors said in a statement that the man is suspected of “participation in a criminal organization whose object is to commit and/or plan the …

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4 years, 2 months ago

The case against medical aid in dying: Insurance firms, doctors and Hollywood among those accused of pushing ‘assisted suicide’

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4 years, 4 months ago

Sonia Van Duinen, widow of pokies addict who took his own life, demands change

ABC

The wife of a Sydney man who lost more than $200,000 on poker machines and took his own life after a marathon binge says gambling reform cannot be put off any longer. Key points: Gary Van Duinen's widow joins calls for urgent reform to "joke" NSW gambling regulations The Alliance for Gambling Reform is urging an end to VIP treatment …

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