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Assisted dying: MPs who backed bill say concerns remain

On Friday, MPs supported a bill to allow terminally ill adults to seek help ending their own life within six months of expected death.
Conservative Danny Kruger warned that the bill could be defeated later if concerns from MPs are not addressed.
Labour MP Marie Tidball and Liberal Democrat MP Roz Savage emphasized the need for doctors to present all options and for the process to be "patient-led, not doctor-led.

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chardandilminsternews.co.uk

Its about "giving people dignity,": Adam Dance MP backs the Assisted Dying Bill

Parliament debated the second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and Adam Dance, MP for Yeovil and South Somerset backed the…

3 months ago

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Daily Record

West Lothian MP 'could not support' Assisted Dying Bill

Bathgate and Linlithgow Labour MP Kirsteen Sullivan said she had concerns over the Private Members’ Bill by fellow Labour MP Kim Leadbeater

3 months ago·Glasgow, United Kingdom

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persuasion.community

A New Paradigm For Assisted Dying

Supporters of the Assisted Dying Bill celebrating in Parliament Square on Friday. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images.)Liberal democracies are rights-based societies. Citizens have a right to equal protection under the law, to safety, and to a wide range of public services. We have the right to freedom of conscience, expression, and assembly. We have the right to choose our leaders through free and fair elections. The i…

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Assisted dying bill passes first vote in U.K.

A bill that would allow assisted dying for the terminally ill passed a first vote in the U.K. Ramy Inocencio reports on what critic and proponents of the bill have to say.

3 months ago

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Daily Mirror

Assisted dying plans could change - as nervy MPs voice concerns

The Labour MP trying to legalise assisted dying is 'very open' to amending her plans, while a Cabinet minister said MPs are 'right to ask questions' about the big issue

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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5Pillars

The assisted death of Western civilisation

FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Abdul Wahid argues that by voting in favour of legislation that will allow some terminally ill people to end their own lives, Britain’s Parliament is once again changing society for the worse. This week the House of Commons voted to allow a bill that seeks to legalise assisted suicide for those nearing the end of life to […]

3 months ago

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