MSPs reject Patrick Harvey’s Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill. On 27 May 2015 MSPs voted to reject Patrick Harvey’s Assisted Suicide … Read More
Assembly of Wales debates and rejects Lord Falconer’s Bill.
Assembly Debate Reveals Serious Concerns Over Lord Falconer’s Bill On 10 December 2014 the Assembly of Wales in Cardiff debated … 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
An assisted dying law would change the moral landscape.
In a balanced and thoughtful editorial published on the eve of the Second Reading of Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill … Read More
The Assisted Dying Bill (HL Bill 6): A critique.
An analysis by members of the House of Lords of the Assisted Dying Bill. Lord Falconer re-tabled his Assisted Dying … Read More
Assisted Dying Bill 2014-15
Lord Falconer re-introduces his Private Member’s Bill in the House of Lords . Lord Falconer has re-introduced his ‘Assisted Dying … Read More
Assisted Dying Bill: Can you really tell if someone’s of sound and settled mind for suicide?
‘Assessing mental capacity isn’t like checking the oil level in a car: it’s a complex business’ – an article by … Read More
The Assisted Dying Bill devalues the lives of terminally ill and disabled people.
A letter to The Telegraph argues that a change to the current legislation would put pressure on the most vulnerable … Read More
Right-to-die Bill a ‘blank cheque’ for assisted suicide, say senior judges.
Lord Falconer’s proposal would threaten public safety, Peers warn The Daily Telegraph reports today that “an attempt by Lord Falconer, the … Read More
Claims that the law is not fit for purpose do not stand up to serious scrutiny, say Peers.
Lord Falconer’s ‘assisted dying’ bill is “asking Parliament to sign a blank cheque” In a report published today by think-tank … Read More