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Friday briefing: The history, controversy and morality behind the assisted dying bill

In today’s newsletter: Today, MPs debate one of the most significant laws ever to go before parliament. Here’s how the vote came about and what the result might mean

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill: Kim Leadbeater says chance to 'correct injustice' ahead of debate and knife-edge vote

Five hours have been set aside for MPs to air their views before a potential vote on the Bill.

Evening Standard

Questions of life and death are complex and messy. Let’s admit the assisted dying debate is too

Campaigners on both sides dub the bill ‘a matter of conscience’ – but profound ethical issues can’t be reduced to right v wrong, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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What will happen with the assisted dying bill on Friday – and will it pass?

MPs will have their first chance to vote on the hugely emotive issue. Here’s what will happen on the day and afterwards

The Guardian - UK

MPs hours away from historic vote on whether to legalise assisted dying

Vote expected on Friday afternoon, as those running campaigns for and against say it is too close to call

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying: What is happening at Westminster and beyond?

The issue is also being considered in Scotland, Jersey and the Isle of Man.

Evening Standard

What is in the new assisted dying Bill MPs are considering?

Who would be eligible and when could a service be up and running if the law was passed?

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Assisted dying bill - latest: Esther Rantzen reacts to ‘extraordinary’ vote as MPs back historic legislation

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill received 330 ayes and 275 noes, a majority of 55 votes

The Independent UK

Assisted dying can correct injustice says Leadbeater, as opponents warn of risks

Five hours have been set aside for MPs to air their views before a potential vote on the Bill.

The Independent UK

Assisted dying can correct injustice says MP behind bill, as opponents warn of risks

Five hours have been set aside for MPs to air their views before a potential vote on the Bill

Evening Standard

Assisted dying coercion by doctors ‘a significant threat’, warns top consultant

The warning from Baroness Llora Finlay, a consultant in palliative care, comes on the eve of an historic vote by MPs on Kim Leadbeater’s Bill to legalise assisted dying

The Independent UK

Assisted dying bill is ‘once in a decade’ opportunity, says Kim Leadbeater before vote

Exclusive: MP leading bill urges MPs to vote to give terminally ill people autonomy over their own bodies

The Guardian - UK

Historic vote to legalise assisted dying on a knife edge

MPs are weighing up how to vote on a bill that would bring about the biggest social change in Britain in decades

The Independent UK

Assisted dying could divert funds from frontline care, says MP

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will be considered in the House of Commons on Friday.

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The Independent UK

I couldn’t grieve my mum because she had to end her life abroad – the assisted dying bill could change that

When Catie said goodbye to her mother via FaceTime last February, the family’s ordeal was far from over

The Independent UK

When do MPs vote on assisted dying? Today’s schedule as debate gets underway

Most MPs have not revealed how they intend to vote in the free vote on assisted dying

The Guardian - UK

MPs may trust doctors to manage assisted dying. Disabled people like me cannot

Two friends recently woke up in hospital to find ‘Do not resuscitate’ orders on their notes. We’re all too aware that some lives aren’t valued as much as others, says the actor and disability rights activist Liz Carr

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill will not be adopted as government bill if it passes vote

Departments ready to work on assessment of its workability as critics say it is proceeding the ‘wrong way round’

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The Guardian - UK

‘I’m emotionally ruined’: MPs bitterly divided over assisted dying, with Starmer appalled by ministers’ comments

Unlikely alliances and concerns over vulnerable people’s rights have led to fierce debate and ethical uncertainty

The Independent UK

Dawn shared her final moments with the world. The assisted dying debate should focus on facts, not fears

‘I would like to dispel all the myths around assisted dying, that people could be coerced. That it’s against God. I would just like people to know it is a dignified choice.’ These were the words of assisted dying campaigner Dawn Voice-Cooper, who chose to share her death with the…

Evening Standard

MPs urged not to get ‘bogged down’ in process of assisted dying Bill

Commons Leader Lucy Powell said the Government will work with MPs to make the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ‘operable’.

Evening Standard

MP: Fund hospices and palliative care properly before legalising assisted dying

Labour MP Marsha de Cordova made the remarks as she responded to questions on behalf of the Church of England.

Evening Standard

MPs need assurance assisted dying Bill compatible with human rights – regulator

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said Parliament needs adequate time to scrutinise the proposed legislation.

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock urges MPs to back assisted dying after constituent’s cancer tragedy changed his mind

Exclusive: The former health secretary told The Independent he can remember the moment he changed his mind on assisted dying

The Guardian - UK

David Cameron says he has changed mind on assisted dying and now supports bill

Ex-PM, who previously feared vulnerable people may be pressured to end lives, says legislation has ‘extremely strong’ safeguards

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