Assisted Dying Bill: MPs overwhelmingly reject plans to legalise procedure for people with terminal illnesses
9 years, 6 months ago

Assisted Dying Bill: MPs overwhelmingly reject plans to legalise procedure for people with terminal illnesses

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Anti-euthanasia campaigners said the result was an unequivocal rejection of a “dangerous” piece of legislation but supporters of reform said it showed that MPs were “ridiculously out of touch” with the public. But I have never considered as a doctor that death was a good treatment for anything, no matter what is wrong with you.” The results of the vote are passed over in the House of Commons Ms Whitford echoed the sentiment of many opponents of the Bill when she said that it would not deal with long-term illnesses from which people wanted to escape – but a very narrow set of circumstances. “I don’t know whether I’d exercise it but I would absolutely want it for myself and how can I then deny it to others?” In the final vote the Commons declined to give the Bill a second reading by 330 to 118 – a very high turn-out of MPs on a Friday when they are normally in their constituencies. Afterwards, anti-euthanasia campaigners said the result was an unequivocal rejection of a “dangerous” piece of legislation but supporters of reform insisted it showed that MPs were “out of touch”.

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The staggering sum Blur drummer Dave Rowntree's ex-wife left in her will - before she travelled to Dignitas in Switzerland to die alone
3 days, 20 hours ago

The staggering sum Blur drummer Dave Rowntree's ex-wife left in her will - before she travelled to Dignitas in Switzerland to die alone

Daily Mail  

The ex-wife of Blur drummer Dave Rowntree left almost £1million in her will after travelling to Switzerland to end her life. Paola Marra's estate was worth almost £1million, records show, after she travelled to Dignitas to die rather than face brutal ongoing cancer treatment Blur drummer Dave Rowntree, was given £50,000 in her will as well as her possessions Paola …

UK's proposed euthanasia law may be delayed after 2029 election
5 days, 9 hours ago

UK's proposed euthanasia law may be delayed after 2029 election

India Today  

The UK's proposed assisted dying law for terminally ill people could be delayed until 2029, after the next election, casting doubt over the future of the legislation. In a historic vote last year, lawmakers backed a bill to allow assisted dying, paving the way for the UK to follow other countries such as Australia, Canada and some US states in …

Doctors no longer against assisted dying, ending two-decade opposition
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Doctors no longer against assisted dying, ending two-decade opposition

Daily Mail  

Doctors are no longer opposed to a change in the law to legalise assisted dying. Around six in ten of the college's council voted for a move to a position of neither supporting nor opposing legalising assisted dying. No council members voted to move to a position of supporting legalising assisted dying, the RCGP said. The consultation results showed 'widely …

Kim Leadbeater pleads for MPs’ final say on assisted dying bill as critics try to stop it with amendments
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kim Leadbeater pleads for MPs’ final say on assisted dying bill as critics try to stop it with amendments

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 Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has argued her proposed changes to the …

Critics argue proposed changes ‘massively’ water down assisted dying Bill
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Critics argue proposed changes ‘massively’ water down 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. Read our privacy policy Changes to the assisted dying Bill including the appointment of …

Bereaved families urge MPs to ‘remember’ them on assisted dying Bill
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bereaved families urge MPs to ‘remember’ them on 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. Read our privacy policy Bereaved family members of terminally ill people have urged MPs …

Assisted dying: First MPs switch votes to oppose bill after High Court judge safeguard removed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Assisted dying: First MPs switch votes to oppose bill after High Court judge safeguard removed

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. It comes as Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the historic bill, today announced her …

Assisted dying safeguards only prolong the suffering
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Assisted dying safeguards only prolong the suffering

The Independent  

When it comes to assisted dying, I agree that safeguards are necessary. Might there be a similar process by which someone could say that they confirm they would want the option of assisted dying upon the diagnosis of specific diseases? And how many MPs are opposed to the assisted dying bill on religious grounds – in the face of public …

The assisted dying bill will now be subject to even more scrutiny – as it should be
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The assisted dying bill will now be subject to even more scrutiny – as it should be

The Independent  

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Kim Leadbeater is right to rethink assisted dying – but will MPs?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kim Leadbeater is right to rethink assisted dying – but will MPs?

The Independent  

Sarah Palin, the former vice-presidential candidate in America, caused a meltdown in Britain when her comments on the use of “death panels” to ration healthcare were said to refer to the way that NHS funding is decided. It is almost as if Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP sponsoring the assisted dying bill, is trying to prove her right, 16 years …

80 MPs who supported assisted dying bill could turn against it with High Court judge safeguard removed
1 month, 2 weeks ago

80 MPs who supported assisted dying bill could turn against it with High Court judge safeguard removed

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 Kim Leadbeater’s decision to remove a major safeguard from her assisted …

Assisted dying bill: What changes are being made to the controversial legislation?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Assisted dying bill: What changes are being made to the controversial legislation?

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 Newly proposed changes to the assisted dying bill have caused …

Kim Leadbeater denies watering down safeguards on assisted dying bill
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kim Leadbeater denies watering down safeguards on 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. Read our privacy policy Kim Leadbeater has insisted that her assisted dying bill is …

MPs push for assisted dying to be expanded to people with a year left to live
1 month, 3 weeks ago

MPs push for assisted dying to be expanded to people with a year left to live

The Independent  

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UK’s former top judge warns assisted dying approval should be kept out of courts
2 months ago

UK’s former top judge warns assisted dying approval should be kept out of courts

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 The UK’s former top judge has warned that assisted dying decisions …

Nursing leaders admit patients could choose assisted dying due to poor palliative care
2 months ago

Nursing leaders admit patients could choose assisted dying due to poor palliative care

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. Her comments came as England’s chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty warned ministers not …

Diabetic MP’s bid to ensure her condition is not included as cause for assisted death
2 months ago

Diabetic MP’s bid to ensure her condition is not included as cause for assisted death

The Independent  

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Pope Francis drops strongest hint yet about where the Catholic Church stands on assisted dying
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Pope Francis drops strongest hint yet about where the Catholic Church stands on assisted dying

Daily Mail  

Pope Francis appears to have made his views on assisted dying clear in his New Year's message, calling on the public to 'respect natural death'. The Pope has previously spoken out against assisted dying but remained silent on the issue in lead-up to the vote in British parliament Yet, during New Year's Day Mass in St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday, …

The long and complex road to assisted dying
3 months, 2 weeks ago

The long and complex road to assisted dying

The Hindu  

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 …

Top Cabinet minister suggests Brits may have to pay for assisted dying like in Switzerland amid fears new law will heap pressure on broken NHS - as MPs warn they could yet pull their backing for Bill
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Top Cabinet minister suggests Brits may have to pay for assisted dying like in Switzerland amid fears new law will heap pressure on broken NHS - as MPs warn they could yet pull their backing for Bill

Daily Mail  

A senior Cabinet minister today suggested Britons might have to pay for assisted dying in England and Wales following MPs' historic vote in favour of new laws. But it is unclear whether assisted dying will be fully publicly funded - and there are fears it will heap pressure on Britain's already-struggling NHS and courts system. Pat McFadden did not rule …

Opponents of assisted dying bill are already plotting to derail its legislation - with the backing of just 28 MPs needed to defeat it at the next vote
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4 months ago

Opponents of assisted dying bill are already plotting to derail its legislation - with the backing of just 28 MPs needed to defeat it at the next vote

Daily Mail  

Opponents of the assisted dying Bill are plotting to derail its legalisation despite last week's historic vote in Parliament. Health Secretary Wes Streeting was among cabinet ministers to vote against the assisted dying Bill on Friday Deputy PM Angela Rayner also walked down the 'no' lobby. Some MPs were concerned about suggestions that doctors would be able to propose assisted …

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

Assisted dying bill: How did my MP vote?
4 months ago

Assisted dying bill: How did my MP vote?

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 MPs have voted to pass the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, allowing …

All the unanswered questions after MPs back assisted dying in historic vote
4 months ago

All the unanswered questions after MPs back assisted dying in historic vote

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. open image in gallery Kim Leadbeater joins supporters in Parliament Square in London after …

After MPs backed assisted dying bill, what happens next?
4 months ago

After MPs backed assisted dying bill, what happens next?

The Independent  

MPs have voted to approve historic legislation that will pave the way for legalising assisted dying in England and Wales for terminally ill patients. open image in gallery Kim Leadbeater speaks as the assisted dying bill passes vote Officially called the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, the legislation has proven divisive since its proposal. First is the committee stage, where MPs …

Assisted dying bill passes after vote, paving the way for historic change
4 months ago

Assisted dying bill passes after vote, paving the way for historic change

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 have taken a historic step towards legalising assisted dying …

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'
4 months 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 …

Keir Starmer must ensure that concerns about the assisted dying bill are met
4 months ago

Keir Starmer must ensure that concerns about the assisted dying bill are met

The Independent  

It turned out that parliament was ready to make the momentous decision to legalise assisted dying, after all. The majority by which the Terminally Ill Adults Bill was given its second reading – 55 votes – was substantial, and should be enough to carry the bill through its remaining stages in the Commons. Marie Tidball, the new Labour MP for …

Assisted dying law sends the message that the lives of the elderly, terminally ill and disabled are not worth living
4 months ago

Assisted dying law sends the message that the lives of the elderly, terminally ill and disabled are not worth living

The Independent  

As the debate on assisted dying passed its second reading, there was one thing that I could say that I was relieved about: when the voting figures were announced, there was no cheering but a silence that showed how serious this issue is. We are not at that stage yet, but I have said it before and I will say …

British Parliament Supports Assisted Dying
4 months ago

British Parliament Supports Assisted Dying

New York Times  

I’ll still say that we must keep try and keep to the time limit.” “I have been astonished by the number of people who have been in touch with me to tell me about their terminally ill loved ones who have starved themselves to death, and this is currently legal. How can we allow this, but not a compassionate and …

The assisted dying bill was an exercise in ‘disability erasure’
4 months ago

The assisted dying bill was an exercise in ‘disability erasure’

The Independent  

The one really distressing aspect of the Commons debate on assisted dying was how Labour MPs, who got the bill over the line, so casually turned a tin ear to disabled people. No disabled people’s organisations or charities were in favour of the legislation, as campaigner Baroness Jane Campbell made clear in the Independent – so they simply erased us. …

Opponents of assisted dying vow to fight on as Bill clears first hurdle
4 months ago

Opponents of assisted dying vow to fight on as Bill clears first hurdle

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 Opponents of assisted dying vowed to fight on after Kim …

British MPs advance contentious assisted dying law
4 months 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 …

Assisted dying vote exposes divisions in all major parties from Labour to Reform over whether people should be allowed to end their own lives in the UK
4 months ago

Assisted dying vote exposes divisions in all major parties from Labour to Reform over whether people should be allowed to end their own lives in the UK

Daily Mail  

The historic vote on legalising assisted dying exposed wide divisions in all the major parties on whether citizens can be helped to end their own lives. Some 235 Labour MPs including Sir Keir Starmer and Chancellor Rachel Reeves voted in favour of Kim Leadbeater's Terminally Ill Adults. But 147 voted against it, including Deputy PM Angela Rayner and Foreign Secretary …

Tory MP says he failed patients because he could not give them a ‘good death’
4 months ago

Tory MP says he failed patients because he could not give them a ‘good death’

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. “I failed because I did not give them the good death that they deserve …

British Lawmakers Vote In Favor Of Legalizing Assisted Dying
4 months ago

British Lawmakers Vote In Favor Of Legalizing Assisted Dying

Huff Post  

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 …

UK lawmakers approve assisted-dying bill to grant some terminally ill right to end lives
4 months ago

UK lawmakers approve assisted-dying bill to grant some terminally ill right to end lives

Firstpost  

British lawmakers approved an assisted-dying bill for England and Wales on Friday, advancing the legislation to the next stage of parliamentary review Pro legal assisted dying supporters demonstrate in front of Parliament in London, on Friday. AP British lawmakers approved an assisted-dying bill for England and Wales on Friday, advancing the legislation to the next stage of parliamentary review. “Let’s …

How will MPs vote on assisting dying? Crunching the numbers on whether controversial bill will pass
4 months ago

How will MPs vote on assisting dying? Crunching the numbers on whether controversial bill will pass

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. The Independent analysed public statements from all 650 MPs, in addition to news reports and …

British MPs to debate contentious assisted dying law
4 months 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. …

Five arguments for and against legalising assisted dying
4 months ago

Five arguments for and against legalising assisted dying

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 Kim Leadbeater opening the debate in favour of her Terminally Ill …

Before voting on assisted dying today, I urge MPs to remember the definition of insanity
4 months ago

Before voting on assisted dying today, I urge MPs to remember the definition of insanity

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In 2016, the year after the …

Historic debate on legalizing assisted dying in England and Wales begins
Top News
4 months 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 …

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
4 months 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 …

UK to vote on assisted dying: What is it? Why is it so contentious?
4 months ago

UK to vote on assisted dying: What is it? Why is it so contentious?

Firstpost  

UK MPs will debate and vote on proposed legislation that could make assisted dying legal in the country. MPs are due to debate and vote on proposed legislation that could make assisted dying legal in the UK. Some experts note that assisted dying can be used to mean both euthanasia and assisted suicide; however, some campaign groups use it to …

As UK votes on assisted dying bill, a look at Canada’s Maid law that accounts for 4% of all deaths
4 months ago

As UK votes on assisted dying bill, a look at Canada’s Maid law that accounts for 4% of all deaths

Firstpost  

In Canada, which has allowed assisted dying since 2016, as many as 4% of all deaths were a result of assisted dying, according to government figures The British parliament is set to vote on a bill for assisted dying amid a polarising debate on the subject. Even as the British parliament is set to vote on the assisted dying bill …

UK MPs face crucial vote on divisive assisted dying bill
4 months ago

UK MPs face crucial vote on divisive assisted dying bill

Al Jazeera  

Many politicians are still undecided on whether the terminally ill should be allowed to end their lives. Parliament started a second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults bill on Friday, assessing whether mentally competent adults with an incurable illness who have a life expectancy of less than six months should be allowed to end their lives with medical help. Opening …

British lawmakers push forward a divisive bill to legalize assisted dying
4 months ago

British lawmakers push forward a divisive bill to legalize assisted dying

NPR  

British lawmakers push forward a divisive bill to legalize assisted dying toggle caption Dan Kitwood/Getty Images British lawmakers voted to advance a bill that would allow some terminally ill patients the right to end their lives — an issue that has divided both the parliament and region for years. In a 330 to 275 vote, the House of Commons on …

British Parliament votes in favour of new bill to legalise assisted dying
4 months ago

British Parliament votes in favour of new bill to legalise assisted dying

India Today  

Britain's parliament voted in favour of a new bill to legalise assisted dying on Friday, opening the way for months of further debate on an issue that has divided the country and raised questions about the standard of palliative care. After a passionate debate in the House of Commons, the lower house of parliament, 330 lawmakers voted in favour of …

British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives
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4 months ago

British lawmakers give initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives

LA Times  

Supporters of legalizing assisted dying demonstrate in front of Parliament in London on Friday as British lawmakers debated a bill. British lawmakers gave initial approval Friday to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. She conceded that it’s not an easy decision for lawmakers but that “if any of us wanted an easy …

UK MPs vote to advance assisted-dying bill
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4 months ago

UK MPs vote to advance assisted-dying bill

Al Jazeera  

The vote advances the assisted-dying legislation for England and Wales to the next stage of parliamentary scrutiny. British MPs have given initial approval to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. After an impassioned debate, members of the United Kingdom Parliament approved on Friday the so-called assisted dying bill by a vote of …

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