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Over a hundred MPs turn against assisted suicide bill after High Court “safeguard” rule ditched, now deemed a “ruse”
The change comes after Ms Leadbeater scrapped the requirement to have a High Court judge approve assisted suicide cases.
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Disability expert slams “nonsensical” assisted suicide bill and its lack of safeguards for disabled people
Dr Griffiths was one of the few disability experts to appear before the ongoing committee hearing into Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Bill.
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Assisted suicides to be signed off by “experts” instead of High Court judges, says Bill sponsor in shameless U-turn
Kim Leadbeater MP has proposed that a panel of “experts” should sign off on assisted suicides instead of High Court judges, having previously stated that judges would safeguard against coercion.
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Assisted suicide: An American horror story comes to the UK
A North American horror story has come to the UK, which may soon legalize assisted suicide. Two U.S. doctors suggested to a London committee of MPs that being a “burden” could be enough reason to die, and patient “autonomy” should be respected. Members of the UK Parliament are currently hearing…
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Assisted Suicide: A threat to the vulnerable?
Why do people support a change in the law on assisted suicide? According to Professor David Albert Jones, director of the Anscombe Centre for Bioethics in Oxford, the most common reasons are; avoiding a bad death involving pain, allowing choice, and to provide safeguards for something which is already happening.
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Health Secretary warns that patients will be “coerced” into assisted suicide because of poor end-of-life care
Wes Streeting, the Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, worries that legalising assisted suicide in the UK will cause patients to “take their own life thinking they were a burden on others”.
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Assisted suicide: A peace shattered
Terry has always been opposed to assisted suicide. He is passionate about protecting the weakest members of our society both before birth and at the end of life. But when his mum Julie, 66, became seriously ill in January 2024, Terry became even more fearful about a change in the…
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BBC documentary to expose dangers of assisted suicide for the disabled
Liz Carr, a noted disability rights campaigner, is to write and present a BBC documentary on the dangers of assisted suicide.