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Key moments in today's Assisted Suicide Debate
MPs today debated and voted on yet another assisted suicide Bill. The debate began at 0930am and finished just after 2pm. There were some strong speeches against the Bill from all sides…
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MPs speak out against Assisted SuicideNext Friday, 11 September, MPs will gather in Parliament to vote on the second reading of Labour MP Lauren Edwards’ assisted suicide bill. In its current form, the bill poses significant threats…
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PM to abstain in Assisted Suicide vote
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Disability campaigners call for delay to assisted suicide bill
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Fix palliative care before debating assisted suicide says PMPrime Minister Andy Burnham has said that fixing the funding of palliative care must come before any debate on assisted suicide.
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Press Releases
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Yorkshire doctors oppose assisted suicide bill
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Text of UK assisted suicide bill published
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France approves assisted suicide lawThe National Assembly in France has voted to approve assisted suicide legislation, despite being rejected three times by the French Senate.
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The BMA recommends safeguards for Assisted SuicideThe British Medical Association (BMA) has said that there needs to be more safeguards on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, if passed.
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Child under 12 euthanised in the NetherlandsA child under the age of twelve, who was seriously ill, has been euthanised in the Netherlands, in the first case of its kind since the law was changed two years ago.
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MPs to revisit assisted suicide legislation in ParliamentLabour MP for Rochester and Stood, Lauren Edwards, has said that she plans to bring an assisted suicide bill back to Parliament as a Private Member’s Bill. The legislation proposed will be…
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Private Members' Ballot could lead to another assisted suicide BillThe House of Commons held the Private Members’ Ballot for this session of Parliament on Thursday. Half of the MPs drawn supported Kim Leadbeater’s Bill in the last Parliament, including those drawn…
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Polling shows there is no 'public consent' for assisted suicideNew polling released this week from JL Partners shows there is no public consent for the passage of Kim Leadbeater's assisted suicide Bill. When informed about the details of the Bill before…
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Assisted suicide prescriptions in Oregon hit record high in 2025The latest data for the U.S. state of Oregon, where assisted suicide is legal, shows that a record number of people received assisted suicide prescriptions last year. It also recorded the second-highest…
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