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Assisted dying: What is the law as MPs debate the controversial issue?

MPs at Westminster are debating assisted dying after a petition on discussing the controversial issue gained more than 200,000 signatures. Demonstrators on both sides of the argument have gathered ahead of the Westminster Hall debate, at which there ...

29 Apr 2024 at 15:32

Northern Ireland

Get off the fence on assisted dying issue, demands Dimbleby as MPs begin debate

Politicians must get off the fence on the issue of assisted dying, broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby has said as MPs began a lengthy debate on the law at Westminster. Campaigners both for and against legal reform gathered outside Parliament on Monday ...

29 Apr 2024 at 17:09

Northern Ireland

Assisted dying: Emotional debate hears country ‘not teeming with granny killers’

Changing the law to legalise assisted dying could see people killed because they are old, an at-times emotional parliamentary debate has heard, while others rejected a picture painted of a country “teeming with granny killers”. Westminster Hall ...

29 Apr 2024 at 20:32

Assisted Dying: What is the situation in the UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies?

Northern Ireland

Assisted Dying: What is the situation across the British Isles?

With a Bill being published at the Scottish Parliament, the conversation around assisted dying is becoming louder. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the situation as it stands across the UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies. – What is ...

28 Mar 2024 at 11:52

Northern Ireland

What is in the new Bill on assisted dying for England and Wales?

A new law has been proposed to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the details of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. – What is assisted dying? This, and the language used, ...

11 Nov 2024 at 22:00

Northern Ireland

What is in the new Bill on assisted dying?

12 Nov 2024 at 13:32

Northern Ireland

What is in the new assisted dying Bill MPs are considering?

A new law has been proposed to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the details of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. – Who would be eligible? Only ...

28 Nov 2024 at 19:13

Northern Ireland

MP: Fund hospices and palliative care properly before legalising assisted dying

Hospices and palliative care should be funded “properly” before steps are taken to legalise assisted dying, according to the Church of England’s Commons representative. Labour MP Marsha de Cordova also said there is ...

28 Nov 2024 at 15:02

Northern Ireland

Assisted dying could divert funds from frontline care, says MP

28 Nov 2024 at 17:15

Northern Ireland

What is in the new assisted dying Bill MPs are considering?

29 Nov 2024 at 06:35

Northern Ireland

Small parties must get chance to scrutinise assisted dying proposal, Plaid urges

Small parties should get representation on the committee which will scrutinise assisted dying rules, MPs have urged. Liz Saville Roberts, Plaid Cymru Westminster leader, said their implications for Wales ...

29 Nov 2024 at 16:44

Northern Ireland

Assisted dying: What is the law as Westminster prepares for a new bill?

The assisted dying debate will return to Parliament this week as a new bill is formally introduced in the House of Commons. A debate on the bill next month will mark the first time the controversial ...

16 Oct 2024 at 00:01

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