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Bills & Legislations

The Assisted Dying Bill (HL Bill 6): A critique.

15/07/2014,
An analysis by members of the House of Lords of the Assisted Dying Bill. Lord Falconer re-tabled ....
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Assisted Dying Bill 2014-15

10/06/2014
Lord Falconer re-introduces his Private Member’s Bill in the House of Lords . Lord Falconer ....
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Assisted Dying Bill: Can you really tell if someone’s of sound and settled mind for suicide?

05/06/2014,
‘Assessing mental capacity isn’t like checking the oil level in a car: it’s a ....
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The Assisted Dying Bill devalues the lives of terminally ill and disabled people.

05/06/2014,
A letter to The Telegraph argues that a change to the current legislation would put pressure on ....
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Debates

Westminster Hall Debate

MPs held a short debate on the law on assisted suicide on January 23rd which revealed a broad range of opinion amongst members. You can read the full debate here

House of Commons debate on prosecuting policy in cases of assisted suicide.

27/03/2012
Mr Ottaway’s Motion Carried as Modified by Mrs Bruce’s Amendment. On 27 March 2012 ....
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A report which has not seriously moved the debate forward.

28/02/2012
Living and Dying Well publishes its analysis of the report of the ‘Commission on Assisted ....
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This debate needs hard evidence and reasoned analysis, not soundbites and spin.

12/09/2011,
Today a report by Lord Carlile QC and Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (‘Parliament needs ....
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Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill (2005) – Second Reading.

12/05/2006
The Debate on Lord Joffe’s 2005 “Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill” Bill. In ....
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