Assisted dying cases would no longer need approval by a High Court judge under a change being submitted by the MP behind the bill. The legislation originally proposed in England and Wales says a High ...
The MP behind the assisted dying Bill has proposed replacing the need for High Court judge approval with an expert panel in a move she argues would strengthen a new law. Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP ...
A committee of MPs is scrutinising the assisted dying bill line-by-line ... Asked by Tory shadow minister Dame Harriet Baldwin whether the government would reveal its analysis of the impact ...
The MP who proposed the assisted dying bill has defended wanting to remove the need for a High Court judge to sign off cases. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is set to bring forward amendments to the ...
Newly proposed changes to the assisted dying bill have caused controversy as MPs weigh up whether they will continue supporting the legislation at the final vote. Put forward by Labour MP Kim ...
Assisted dying cases would no longer need approval by a High Court judge under a change being submitted by the MP behind the bill. The proposed law in England and Wales says a High Court judge ...
The Labour MP pushing for assisted dying to be legalised said her plans will be strengthened by introducing a judge-led expert panel to sign off each case. Kim Leadbeater was challenged over her ...
Under the proposals, psychiatrists and social workers would be involved in approving assisted dying applications while professionals with a "high level of legal expertise" would still sit on and ...
That is why this unexpected and significant alteration to the terms of assisted dying has caused such disquiet. The questions at stake are simple ones. What is the best way to ensure the integrity ...
Depressed people who are terminally ill could get medical help to end their lives after MPs rejected proposals to tighten legislation on assisted dying. On Tuesday, MPs scrutinising Kim Leadbeater ...
The MP behind the assisted dying Bill made a key change to her legislation after being warned by the Ministry of Justice that it could clog up the courts, it emerged on Wednesday. Shabana Mahmood ...
A piece of smart detective work by an Australian coroner following a particularly sad suicide has led to a review of the laws in Victoria state governing assisted dying—and might lead to the sort of ...