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UK assisted dying bill passed by MPs
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Britain’s MPs have narrowly voted to legalise assisted dying, backing a...
‘It’s simply not safe’: A thousand doctors write to MPs urging them to vote against assisted dying bill
More than 1,000 doctors have written to MPs urging them to vote against the assisted dying bill, calling it a "real threat to both patients and the medical workforce".The...
‘Deeply dangerous’ assisted dying bill should be scrapped, says leading care consultant
A leading British palliative care consultant has described the assisted dying bill as "not fit for purpose" and is urging MPs to stop the bill from progressing any further.Rejecting...
Beware Assisted Suicide’s Fog of Ambiguity
Supporters of the practice must reflect on the downstream societal damage enabled by legitimizing suicide. Source link
Assisted dying in doubt as rollout could be delayed until at least 2029
Assisted dying may not available in England and Wales until at least 2029 after MPs approved an extension of the rollout period.An initial two-year "backstop" will now increase to...
‘Commissioner’ plan for oversight of panel on assisted dying criticised
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.A “voluntary commissioner” would oversee a panel of experts signing off...
