Assisted Dying

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MPs vote in favour of assisted dying opt-out for all healthcare workers

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MPs vote in favour of assisted dying opt-out for all healthcare workers

No medics would be obliged to take part in assisted dying, under a change approved by MPs amid further impassioned debate on the controversial topic. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was debated for almost five hours on Friday. It was the first time the proposed legislation had returned to the Commons since a historic yes vote in November saw a majority of MPs support the principle of […]

todayMay 16, 2025

Assisted dying - A matter for life and death

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Assisted dying – A matter for life and death

MPs are debate the latest stage of a proposed law to allow assisted dying in England & Wales. Proposals to legalise assisted dying return to Parliament on Friday backed by Dame Esther Rantzen and Sir Keir Starmer but criticised by some professional medical bodies. MPs will take part in a five-hour session during which various amendments to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will be debated and voted […]

todayMay 16, 2025

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