Dignity In Dying
UK: Private Member’s Bill introduced
Increasing public support for assisted dying suggests the time is ripe.
July 31, 2024
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New UK Labour government likely to revisit assisted dying.
The new Starmer government together with a tremendous shift in public opinion shows promise for a new law.
July 17, 2024
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Assisted Dying Coalition
UK Report: Exporting Compassion
Between 2003-2023 there was a 9% year increase in UK residents travelling to Switzerland to have assisted dying.
March 29, 2024
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Scotland: bill introduced in Parliament
“Overwhelming majority of the public support a change in the law”
March 28, 2024
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Reports
March 5, 2024
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November 19, 2023
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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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Friends at the End (FATE)
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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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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Reports
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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