Former Archbishop of Canterbury supports calls for inquiry into assisted dying law
Lord Carey of Clifton makes intervention as ground-breaking new survey of doctors’ views launches this week.
Lord Carey of Clifton makes intervention as ground-breaking new survey of doctors’ views launches this week.
The British Medical Association (BMA) will today (Thursday 6 February 2020) launch its first ever survey of members on assisted dying.
The Court of Appeal has refused permission for a judicial review on assisted dying, brought by a terminally ill man with motor neurone disease.
New figures published reveal that one British person travels to Switzerland for an assisted death at least every seven days, up from one every eight days in recent years.
A majority of speakers back inquiry into assisted dying laws, following discussions in Isle of Man’s Parliament, where assisted dying was debated yesterday for first time since 2015.
Former Durham Chief Constable joins calls for a review of current legislation in wake of Police and Crime Commissioner Ron Hogg’s death.
The Parliament of the Isle of Man, Tynwald, has announced that it will debate assisted dying at its January sitting, which begins on the 21st of January 2020.
We are saddened to hear of Ron’s death and we extend our sincere condolences to Ron’s family, friends and colleagues.
Western Australia today became the second state in the country to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults. It follows the state of Victoria, which changed the law in 2017 and began offering assisted dying to its citizens earlier this year.
Phil Newby and legal team will now assess options for appeal