In Scotland, liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur has launched a consultation on legalising assisted dying. According to a report in the BMJ, the bill introduced in
The British Medical Association (BMA), the lead group for doctors in the United Kingdom, no longer opposes euthanasia and assisted suicide. After a vote at
A YouGov research shows that there is overwhelming public support for doctor-assisted suicide for patients suffering from a terminal illness. The same report shows that
In the week of June 20, Member of Parliament Liam McArthur (Liberal Democrats) has lodged a Bill to change the law on assisted dying in
Noel Conway, a retired college lecturer from Shrewsbury, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a form of motor neurone disease, in November 2014. His
On Wednesday 26 May 2021, a new Assisted Dying Bill has been introduced in the House of Lords. It is the first time a private member’s bill
On Tuesday April 27, Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, called on the Office for National Statistics (ONS) to publish any relevant data regarding the
At December 24, Dignity in Dying patron Prue Leith, guest editor of the Today Programme on BBC Radio 4, interviewed Emeritus Medical Director for Public
On December 8, the British Baroness Sally Greengross and researcher Nick Kelly wrote an article together about the aid in dying movement in New Zealand and the UK.
This May, Friends At The End (FATE) publishes the Spring 2020 Newsletter.
