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
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
Assisted Dying Bill second reading 18 July 2014.
Lord Falconer’s Bill Assisted Dying Bill is debated for 9 hours. On 18 July the House of Lords gave a … 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
House of Lords debates assisted suicide guidelines.
The House of Lords discusses how cases of encouraging or assisting suicide are handled by the Crown Prosecution Service. On … Read More
House of Lords debate on patient choice at the end of life.
Lord Dubs asks the House to “take note of the case for patient choice at the end of life”. In … Read More