NHS staff to be allowed to refuse to take part in assisted dying under amendment

NHS staff to be allowed to refuse to take part in assisted dying under amendment

MP Kim Leadbeater is set to put forward a change to the assisted dying bill meaning no NHS staff member will be forced to take part.

Assisted dying law to change to allow pharmacists and other staff to 'opt out' - The Mirror

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is tabling an amendment to assisted dying legislation so 'no person is under any duty to participate in the provision of assistance' to end someone's life

Assisted dying bill will pressure vulnerable to end lives early, campaigners warn

A row has broken out over the £59.6m of health care cost savings identified in the government impact assessment for Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying legislation

Religion news 6 May 2025 - Religion Media Centre

Assisted Dying bill impact assessment “makes for chilling reading” The Bishop of London says the government’s impact assessment of the assisted dying bill “makes for chilling reading”. The bill would allow adults with fewer than six months to live to be assisted to die, if approved by two doctors and a panel. The assessment includes stark estimates of the number of people choosing to die in this way and the estimated cost to the NHS. It says up …

We assert the primacy of life over death

We are the Easter people It was good to read James Aldous-Ball’s letter last week referring to a conversation with our MP on the so-called Assisted Dying Bill. It was furthermore encouraging to read that there are others in Ryedale disturbed by the incalculable risks pertaining to the Bill’s possible passage through the Commons. The third Reading is, I believe, scheduled for mid May. On April 4th, Theos, a think tank exploring the intersection b…

John Swinney to reveal stance on Assisted Dying

The Scottish First Minister said he would make his position clear ahead of a key vote on the proposed legislation on May 13.