DAN HODGES: The right-to-die Bill is Starmer's idea. So why has he begun to wash his hands of it?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DAN HODGES: The right-to-die Bill is Starmer's idea. So why has he begun to wash his hands of it?

Daily Mail  

The Assisted Dying Bill is dying. We need to stop and think”.’ Over recent days, the Bill’s sponsor, the Labour MP for Spen Valley, Kim Leadbeater, has been holding private meetings with MPs to try to reassure them. And he’s vanished.’ A few weeks after July’s General Election, I was told by a senior Cabinet minister that Downing Street was encouraging Labour MPs at the top of the ballot for private member’s legislation to use the opportunity to introduce an assisted dying bill. Those MPs are right, this is indeed Keir Starmer’s Assisted Dying Bill. With the Prime Minister’s full authority behind it, the Assisted Dying Bill can still pass.

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The long and complex road to assisted dying
4 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 …

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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1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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?
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Assisted dying bill passes after vote, paving the way for historic change
1 month, 1 week 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'
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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 vote is a win for Starmer – but one he will not get the credit for
1 month, 1 week ago

Assisted dying vote is a win for Starmer – but one he will not get the credit for

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was no surprise that Sir Keir Starmer voted …

British MPs advance contentious assisted dying law
1 month, 1 week 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 …

British Lawmakers Vote In Favor Of Legalizing Assisted Dying
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Historic debate on legalizing assisted dying in England and Wales begins
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1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Bill to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales faces heated parliamentary debate
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1 month, 1 week 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 …

Esther Rantzen defends Starmer’s silence on assisted dying debate
1 month, 1 week ago

Esther Rantzen defends Starmer’s silence on assisted dying debate

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. This is a personal issue of conscience, and I think he is taking it very …

Assisted dying bill splits UK parliament
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1 month, 1 week ago

Assisted dying bill splits UK parliament

Politico  

The U.K. is the latest among a string of European countries to attempt to permit assisted dying. Irish MPs earlier this year endorsed a parliamentary report calling for assisted dying. Meanwhile, France was debating an assisted dying bill earlier this year, but progress was interrupted due to a snap election. A recent YouGov study showed that 73 percent of Britons …

Why Starmer has stayed silent over his views on assisted dying – and how that could backfire
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Starmer has stayed silent over his views on assisted dying – and how that could backfire

The Independent  

As MPs prepare for what many believe will be the most momentous decision of their political life, some on both sides of the assisted dying debate are puzzled by Keir Starmer’s silence on the issue. Yet the government’s neutrality has been shattered as one cabinet minister after another indicated their personal view, notably the two ministers who would have to …

I was paralysed by a sudden illness - this is why I’m against assisted dying
1 month, 2 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 …

MPs to vote on assisted dying as row over ministerial criticism deepens
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Assisted dying Bill has enough support to pass, say MPs backing legislation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Assisted dying Bill has enough support to pass, say MPs backing legislation

The Telegraph  

The Bill to legalise assisted dying has enough support to pass the parliamentary vote on Friday, MPs sponsoring the legislation believe. A cross-party group backing the Bill put forward by Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP, believes it will pass if all MPs who have pledged their support attend the vote. The Bill would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally …

What is standing in the way of the assisted dying bill becoming law?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What is standing in the way of the assisted dying bill becoming law?

The Independent  

Next Friday, 29 November, sees the second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill – Early assumptions that Labour’s overwhelming Commons majority of about 150 would see the private member’s bill go through virtually on the nod have been confounded by an unexpectedly hostile reception, especially within the cabinet, but also among Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs, albeit with some …

My assisted-dying bill safely solves a grave injustice, says Kim Leadbeater
1 month, 2 weeks ago

My assisted-dying bill safely solves a grave injustice, says Kim Leadbeater

The Economist  

Editor’s note: On November 29th a majority of MPs voted in favour of a bill that would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales. M EMBERS OF BRITAIN’S Parliament will soon get their first opportunity in almost a decade to vote on extending the choices available to terminally ill people at the end of their lives. …

Assisted-dying advocates’ claims of freedom have it backward, says Danny Kruger
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Assisted-dying advocates’ claims of freedom have it backward, says Danny Kruger

The Economist  

Editor’s note: On November 29th a majority of MPs voted in favour of a bill that would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales. The proposed law would require doctors and judges—both are needed, in a reflection of the fact that neither is really competent to do so—to confirm that a patient may reasonably be expected …

The Assisted Dying Bill Has Politicians in the UK Divided
1 month, 2 weeks 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” …

Minister tries to ease MP concerns over time available for assisted dying Bill
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

‘Palliative care could improve enough for assisted dying but concerns remain’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

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

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. The Cabinet minister – who plans to vote against the assisted dying Bill when …

What exactly does the assisted dying bill mean for patients? We explain as terminally ill could be able to take their own life from next month
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

What exactly does the assisted dying bill mean for patients? We explain as terminally ill could be able to take their own life from next month

Daily Mail  

A proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales could mean terminally ill adults will be able to end their own life from next month. Under plans unveiled last night people diagnosed with a life-limiting disease who have less than six months to live would be permitted to obtain and administer lethal medicines that would trigger instant death. …

Ed Davey opens up about caring for his sick mother as he says he’ll vote against assisted dying bill
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Ed Davey opens up about caring for his sick mother as he says he’ll vote against assisted dying bill

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. In a moving interview, the former minister spoke of his fears that the terminally ill, …

Assisted dying: Terminally ill teacher begs MPs to back bill, saying ‘my death depends on it’
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Is the latest assisted dying bill likely to be made law?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Is the latest assisted dying bill likely to be made law?

The Independent  

The Terminally Ill Adults Bill will be brought before the Commons in its entirety in the coming days, with a debate in the chamber scheduled for the end of the month. Leadbeater says of her colleagues: “I believe when they study it in detail, they will see that the bill offers hope to those terminally ill people with a clear, …

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'
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Campaigners on both sides speak out ahead of publication of assisted dying Bill
1 month, 4 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 …

Treasury minister will not vote for assisted dying Bill
2 months ago

Treasury minister will not vote for assisted dying Bill

The Telegraph  

Rachel Reeves’s deputy will not vote in favour of plans to legalise assisted dying. The vote comes after Kim Leadbeater, a backbench Labour MP, won a ballot to introduce a Private Member’s Bill on the issue. “This will be a free vote, meaning that MPs will not be told by party whips whether to support or oppose the Bill,” he …

New Bill Aims to Legalise Assisted Dying in Britain
2 months, 3 weeks ago

New Bill Aims to Legalise Assisted Dying in Britain

The Hindu  

A new bill aiming to legalise assisted dying in Britain is to be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, October 16, 2024. Labour politician Kim Leadbeater will introduce a bill granting terminally ill people in England and Wales a way to allow physicians to help them die. The bill is likely to be similar to an assisted dying bill introduced in …

JUSTIN WELBY: I don't want the people I love - or anyone - to choose to die because they feel they're a burden
2 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Assisted dying will be seen as cheaper option than caring for terminally ill, warn doctors
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Assisted dying will be seen as cheaper option than caring for terminally ill, warn doctors

The Telegraph  

Assisted dying will be seen as a “cheaper solution” than looking after the terminally ill, a group of palliative care doctors has warned. In their letter, the doctors query Ms Leadbeater’s priorities and say the Government should be focused on increasing funding for palliative care rather than assisted dying. The doctors, who describe themselves as the “next generation of palliative …

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

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

Starmer ‘pleased’ to keep promise to Esther Rantzen on assisted dying vote
3 months ago

Starmer ‘pleased’ to keep promise to Esther Rantzen on assisted dying 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. Nor will it conflict with the rights of people with disabilities to be treated …

Public Opinion Shifting: UK Lawmakers Considering Assisted Dying Choice
3 months ago

Public Opinion Shifting: UK Lawmakers Considering Assisted Dying Choice

The Hindu  

British lawmakers will soon consider whether to give terminally ill adults a choice to end their lives with medical assistance. The practice is currently illegal in England and Wales, but proponents argue that public opinion has shifted in recent years and that mentally competent, terminally ill adults deserve to have the choice to end their lives.

Keir Starmer pledges landmark assisted dying vote in parliament
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

EDDIE BARNES: However well meaning its supporters, there are very real dangers in creating a right to die law
11 months, 4 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. …

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
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 …

Dame Esther Rantzen calls on MPs to think of loved ones in assisted dying debate
1 year ago

Dame Esther Rantzen calls on MPs to think of loved ones in assisted dying debate

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 Dame Esther Rantzen has called on MPs to think of …

ACT government introduces voluntary assisted dying bill, revealing how Canberra's laws could differ to other jurisdictions
1 year, 2 months ago

ACT government introduces voluntary assisted dying bill, revealing how Canberra's laws could differ to other jurisdictions

ABC  

Katarina Pavkovic sat by her father's hospital bed as he sought to end his life and his suffering by choosing not to eat. Key points: The ACT government is introducing the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 in the Legislative Assembly All Australian states have legislated on voluntary assisted dying but the ACT laws could look different The proposal would see …

The debate around assisted dying needs clarity if we are to progress
3 years ago

The debate around assisted dying needs clarity if we are to progress

The Independent  

There is an imperative caveat to the discussion around assisted dying. There are far more doctors who are prepared to be involved than there are patients who would need an assisted death: that’s the bottom line In the main, opposition arguments centre around concern for the susceptibility and wellbeing of vulnerable people and those with disabilities, an anxiety about consequences …

I support assisted dying – but am appalled by Switzerland’s suicide machine
3 years, 1 month ago

I support assisted dying – but am appalled by Switzerland’s suicide machine

The Independent  

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NSW politicians from across the divide come together to co-sponsor voluntary assisted dying bill
3 years, 2 months ago

NSW politicians from across the divide come together to co-sponsor voluntary assisted dying bill

ABC  

Politicians from across the political spectrum have come together to co-sponsor a bill in the New South Wales Parliament to allow terminally ill people to end their own lives. Key points: The voluntary assisted dying bill will be introduced into parliament on Thursday It's four years since a similar bill was voted down in the Upper House Labor says its …

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