12 November 2024 - UK assisted dying bill will have strict safeguards
Assisted dying bill’s ‘strict’ safeguards to include long jail terms for coercion
Jessica Elgot, Harriet Sherwood and Kiran Stacey (The Guardian, 11/11/2024)
A historic bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales will set out hardline safeguards, including lengthy prison sentences for coercion and powers for judges to cross-examine patients.
Assisted dying bill: What it means for patients - as terminally ill to be able to take own life in 21 days
Tara Cobham (The Independent, 12/11/2024)
A new law has been proposed to legalise assisted dying for some terminally ill adults in England and Wales.
What is in the new Bill on assisted dying for England and Wales?
(STV News, 12/11/2024)
A new law has been proposed to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater formally introduced her Bill to give choice at the end of life for the terminally ill in October.
‘Why I and other Labour MPs are struggling with the arguments around assisted dying’
Sean Woodcock (LabourList, 09/11/2024)
Recently on my Facebook page, I posted a note in response to the confirmation by my colleague Kim Leadbeater that there would be a vote on assisted dying. As is the case with lots of MPs, I had already received considerable correspondence on the issue and wanted to set out my views and invite comments.