Senedd Would Get Final Say on Assisted Dying – Health Secretary

Senedd would get final say on assisted dying – health secretary

The Senedd would have the final say on whether to implement assisted dying in NHS Wales, but services could be available outside the public sector.

Study: Hundreds of patients euthanized without consent in the Netherlands

In the debate over whether there should be a “right to die,” this distressing report proves that there is no boundary between physician-assisted suicide and physician-inflicted murder. A government-commissioned study in the Netherlands has revealed that a significant number of patients have been euthanized without explicit patient consent, even as thousands of physician-assisted deaths go unreported. Since the Netherlands first officially legali…

British Assisted Suicide Bill Could Result in Criminal Killings Going Unnoticed

Fresh concerns have been raised that, under Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill, criminal wrongdoing in relation to assistance in suicide may go unnoticed due to the absence of coroner involvement. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as introduced to the House of Lords, amends the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 to ensure there is no statutory duty to investigate deaths “caused by the self-administration by the deceased of an approved…

People in Wales will soon be legally allowed to ask to die. But it won't be that simple

There are further hurdles for the assisted dying law to scale before it could come in Wales

Senedd would have final say on Assisted Dying in Wales

The Senedd would have the final say on whether to implement assisted dying in NHS Wales, but services could be available outside the public sector, the health secretary confirmed. Peter Fox, the Conservative chair of the Senedd's health committee, sought clarity on the Welsh Government's position and its powers to implement assisted dying in

Why medically assisted dying should be legalized - 3 Quarks Daily

Michael Cholbi at Aeon: On one side, advocates for legalised assisted dying invoke patients’ rights to make their own medical choices. Making it possible for doctors to assist their patients to die, they propose, allows us to avoid pointless suffering and to die ‘with dignity’. While assisted dying represents a departure from recent medical practice, it accords with values that the medical community holds dear, including compassion and beneficen…