The House of Commons in now in recess until 7 September. Just four days later Rob Marris’s Assisted Dying No.2 … Read More
Scotland rejects assisted suicide for a second time.
MSPs reject Patrick Harvey’s Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill. On 27 May 2015 MSPs voted to reject Patrick Harvey’s Assisted Suicide … Read More
Scottish Parliament rejects assisted suicide bill.
MSPs reject Patrick Harvie’s Assisted Suicide Bill by 82 votes to 36 On 27 May 2015 The Scottish Parliament held … Read More
Scotland Assisted Suicide Bill contains significant flaws, says committee
Holyrood’s committee examining Patrick Harvie’s Assisted Suicide Bill is not persuaded by the case for a change in the law … Read More
Welsh Assembly rejects support for Lord Falconer’s Bill.
In a debate on 10 December the Assembly of Wales in Cardiff debated and rejected a Motion to support the … Read More
Royal College of Physicians reaffirms opposition to assisted suicide.
Following a consultation of its membership the RCP has reaffirmed its opposition to assisted suicide A survey of its Members by the … Read More
‘A Hidden Problem’: Research that raises more questions than it answers.
Deaths from physician-assisted suicide among terminally ill people in Oregon have been rising since the practice was legalised in 1997. … Read More
Assisted Dying Bill Committee Stage 7November 2014.
On 7 November the House of Lords began Committee Stage on Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill. In debate lasting from … Read More
The Crown Prosecution Service provides a clarification
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published a clarification of one aspect of its Policy for Prosecutors governing cases of … Read More
Assisted Dying Bill ‘unsatisfactory’, says legal think-tank.
A thoughtful article by legal think-tank Halsbury’s Law Exchange analyses Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill and gives its verdict. This … Read More