Individual suffering can’t justify this assisted dying bill
We can already see where this slippery slope is leading
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Why can’t I choose when to die?
Opponents of assisted dying are denying people freedom to determine their own end
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Assisted dying’s disgraceful delay
While peers obstruct the bill, many like my brother Nicholas are condemned to suffer
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The thousand-amendment bill
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster
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Let them die: the case for assisted dying
The case for assisted dying
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The Lords must fix the dangerous assisted dying bill
As a doctor, I support assisted dying in principle. But this bill will cause irreversible harm.
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There was a revolution in Britain this week. Didn’t you notice?
This could be Keir Starmer’s defining, and accidental, legacy.
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Jo Cox and the privilege of office
Also this week: Putting differences aside, and progress on assisted dying.
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Australia is no model for assisted dying
There is more dissent in the country – where assisted dying is legal – than MPs in the UK have…
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The assisted dying debate takes a sour turn
In today’s debate the frequent refrain of the Speaker was: “We are very short of time.”
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The assisted dying impact assessment resolves nothing
The government’s review promises to address concerns about the bill – but only raises new ones.
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Naz Shah: “The assisted dying bill is not fit for purpose”
The Labour MP and scrutiny committee member on why she fears the consequences if end-of-life proposals become law.
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The Thames and I, on and off the page
Also this week: London’s busted bridges, questionable public art and the assisted dying bill.
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Can Kim Leadbeater justify her assisted dying bill?
The MP behind this ethically transformative piece of legislation answers her critics.
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How the assisted dying bill could unleash male violence
The realities of control and abuse have been ignored in drafting this proposed law.
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The New Statesman’s A-Z of 2024
A rundown of the year, from Charli XCX and Jeremy Clarkson to the incumbency curse and floods in Valencia.
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We need to talk about dying
The assisted dying debate has been filled with horror stories of miserable ends. But does this reflect the reality of…
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MPs vote for assisted dying after an emotional debate
This was not parliament as usual.
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Britain needs this assisted dying bill
My brother took his own life while suffering with kidney cancer. No one with a terminal illness should have that…
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Will parliament pass the assisted dying bill?
The closer we get to Friday’s vote, the more uncertain it all feels.
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