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Let citizens’ assemblies break the political deadlock on issues like assisted dying

Letters: Readers respond to John Harris’s call to allow the people of the country to take part when difficult choices need to be made

The Guardian - UK

Health Secretary Wes Streeting to vote against assisted dying amid coercion fear

The Cabinet minister had previously described himself as ‘uncharacteristically undecided’ on the issue.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: Kim Leadbeater has ‘productive’ meeting with church leaders

The Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally attended the talks.

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Church of England Warns About Proposal To Legalize Assisted Suicide In UK

International Business Times

How can Britain plot its future when it is so deeply stuck in the mud? Empower the citizens

Is the way to address big issues, such as assisted dying, the model used in Ireland, asks Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK

The assisted dying debate is about so much more than kindness v conservatism

George Carey is wrong to reduce the bill to a simple question of right or wrong

The Guardian - UK

Former archbishop of Canterbury urges C of E bishops in Lords to back assisted dying bill

Exclusive: George Carey’s position in stark contrast to that of current head of C of E and that of Islam and the Catholic church

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OPINION - Kim Leadbeater is wrong — assisted dying would be a disaster

Kim Leadbeater, who introduced her assisted dying bill in the Commons yesterday, has said it’s all about the safeguards. Well, no, it’s not. It’s about a clash of irreconcilable principles. On the one hand, there’s Kim’s contention that “too many people have been condemned to die in misery and pain”.…

Evening Standard

Archbishop of Canterbury to meet MP behind assisted dying bill

Kim Leadbeater wrote to Justin Welby after he described a change in the law as dangerous and ‘a slippery slope’UK politics live – latest updates

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill enters parliament – how likely is it to become law?

Labour backbench MP Kim Leadbeater has introduced a bill in the House of Commons that aims to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

The Conversation

England and Wales assisted dying bill formally launched in House of Commons

MPs to hold first debate on Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s private member’s bill on 29 November

The Guardian - UK

New Assisted Dying Bill Introduced In UK Parliament

A new proposal to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales was introduced in the UK parliament on Wednesday, sparking concern from senior church leaders and opponents about its implications.

International Business Times

UK Parliament To Debate Legalizing Assisted Dying Bill

Debate on a bill to legalize assisted dying in Britain, allowing doctors to help terminally ill patients.

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What is the Assisted Dying Bill? Controversial law faces fresh scrutiny

The Private Member’s Bill calls for terminally ill people in England and Wales to be given the right to choose to end their life

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The Guardian - UK

Should MPs legalise assisted dying? Our panel responds

Today Westminster begins its scrutiny of a bill that could for ever change the way we live or die in England and Wales, say Rachel Clarke, Lucy Webster and others

Evening Standard

Assisted dying bill MP in clash with Archbishop of Canterbury on 'slippery slope' claim ahead of historic vote

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater believes a new law could be tightly drawn to restrict it to applying to the terminally ill

The Independent UK

New UK bill aims to legalize assisted dying for people who are terminally ill

A new bill aiming to legalize assisted dying in Britain is set to be introduced in Parliament on Wednesday, marking the first time in nearly a decade that lawmakers will debate allowing doctors to help end people’s lives after previous court challenges to change the law failed

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Legalising assisted dying a ‘slippery slope’, says archbishop of Canterbury

Justin Welby warns new law risks turning right to die into a duty ahead of bill being formally introduced in parliament

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The Guardian - UK

Vulnerable people not at risk from proposed assisted dying law, says MP

Kim Leadbeater, sponsor of bill, says it will include ‘stringent’ criteria and only apply to terminally ill adults

The Guardian - UK

What is the background to the MPs’ vote on assisted dying?

The bill is expected to have strict eligibility criteria and is seen as more likely to succeed than an attempt in 2015

The Guardian - UK

Water industry ownership should be decided by citizens’ assembly, new bill says

Labour MP Clive Lewis to argue for nationalisation and public involvement in management of water companies

The Independent UK

Assisted dying: What is the current law and will it change?

Assisted suicide is banned in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a maximum prison sentence of 14 years

The Guardian - UK

UK’s top Catholic bishop urges faithful to lobby MPs to oppose assisted dying

Cardinal Vincent Nichols says proposed bill could change medical duty of care into ‘duty to kill’

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill leaves much unanswered

Letters: Dr Lucy Thomas says Charles Falconer’s assertion that the type of legislation he is proposing is ‘safe’ does not make it so; plus five other readers respond on questions of palliative care and Kim Leadbeater’s private member’s bill

The Guardian - UK

Two deaths shaped my belief in the right to die. This bill could change everything

It’s too late for my mother and friend, but the assisted dying bill could end the appalling suffering of countless others, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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