Bill
November 19, 2023
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Bill
Isle of Man: Assisted dying bill read
Following a landslide vote in the parliament in 2022, an assisted dying bill was read in the Lower House.
July 5, 2023
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United Kingdom
Church of Scotland to re-examine opposition
Following Faith Impact Forum’s request to reaffirm opposition to assisted dying, the General Assembly voted in favour of considering a range of theological views.
May 31, 2023
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Scotland
Doctors air concerns over details of Scotland’s assisted dying bill
On January 20, Scottisch Daily Express reports that experts from Our Duty of Care (ODOC), healthcare professionals opposed to assisted suicide, sent briefing to MSPs
January 20, 2023
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United Kingdom
Revealed: UK Government’s abandoned 2019 consultation on assisted dying
On January 10, Humanists UK published the consultation paper on assisted dying that the UK Ministry of Justice (MoJ) planned to conduct in 2019. The
January 12, 2023
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United Kingdom
Assisted dying inquiry launched in UK
In early December, an inquiry was launched to explore the arguments across the debate with a focus on the healthcare aspects of assisted dying. The
December 5, 2022
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United Kingdom
Archie Battersbee dies after parents lose legal battle over life support
On Saturday August 6, Archie Battersbee, the 12-year-old boy whose parents fought a long-running legal battle to prevent his life support treatment from being removed,
August 6, 2022
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Scotland
Sir Patrick Stewart urges Parliament to back assisted dying in Scotland
The Star Trek and X-Men star insisted terminally ill people should not be forced to end their lives in pain. In Scotland, the Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Liam
July 5, 2022
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Litigation
Brit who helped his wife die, accused of murder
Last December, David Hunter helped his 75-year-old terminally ill wife Janice to die allegedly at her request. The British couple were living together in Paphos,
July 4, 2022
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United Kingdom
In the UK ‘suicide pacts’ seem to increase
Pacts between couples who want to die are increasingly common in the absence of assisted dying, a coroner in the UK said. This remark was
May 15, 2022
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