Scotland could become first part of UK to offer terminally ill adults assistance to end their lives if Holyrood approves billA new bill to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has been published at Holyrood by the Scottish...
Read MoreIf law is passed Scotland would become first part of UK to offer terminally ill people assistance to end their livesUK politics – latest updatesScotland could become the first part of the UK to offer terminally ill adults...
Read MoreBill being laid before Scottish parliament could, if approved, allow people in Britain to take their own lives within the lawUK membership of Dignitas, the Swiss assisted dying association, has jumped to 1,900 people – a...
Read MoreExclusive: Broadcaster urges MPs to change law after younger brother died with motor neurone diseaseJonathan Dimbleby has described the criminalisation of assisted dying in the UK as “increasingly unbearable” after...
Read MoreLabour leader says he would vote in favour of allowing the law as long as there were significant safeguardsQ: Do you think the police should investigate the sexual abuse allegations against Prince Andrew?Starmer said he did not...
Read MoreSenior Conservative and Labour figures said they would back changes to legislation on the issue in England and WalesTwo former health secretaries on Saturday night became the latest senior figures to join the growing demands for...
Read MoreVictoria Atkins had claimed many junior doctors were unhappy about the BMA’s decision to call strikes for this weekNHS Employers has said hospital staffing levels seen during this week’s junior doctors’ strike...
Read MoreVictoria Atkins says she prefers the term ‘doctors in training’ to junior doctors, which shadow social care minister calls ‘insulting’NHS Employers has warned hospital staffing levels seen during this...
Read MoreLabour leader says MPs should be given free vote on issue recently brought to the fore by Esther RantzenUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has backed calls for a change in the law on assisted dying after the...
Read MoreVictoria Atkins says she prefers the term ‘doctors in training’, which shadow social care minister calls ‘insulting’David Cameron, the foreign secretary, has said “everything that can be done must...
Read MoreKit Malthouse says sentiment has moved significantly since last Commons vote on issue in 2015Campaigners for assisted dying claim they are close to gaining majority support for a law change when MPs next vote on the highly...
Read MoreExclusive: MPs looking at how to respond to calls for UK to allow terminally ill, mentally competent adults to end their livesMore people believe it is acceptable to break the law to help a friend or loved who wants to die than...
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