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Rantzen: MPs backing assisted dying Bill will protect people from ‘bad death’

Campaigners inside Parliament and outside in Parliament Square were jubilant and tearful following the result of the vote.

Evening Standard

Campaigners for and against assisted dying make feelings known at Westminster

Protesters on both sides of the debate gathered outside Parliament ahead of Friday’s crucial vote.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying Bills aim to ‘fix problem’, says ex-MP whose father took own life

Paul Blomfield said his elderly father died alone after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Evening Standard

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Five arguments for and against legalising assisted dying

Bill leads to impassioned arguments from both sides, with Kim Leadbeater arguing MPs have chance to ‘reduce human suffering’, while opposition campaigners warn of ‘inevitable abuse’

The Independent UK

Mass advertising campaigns on assisted dying spark anger among MPs

Members concerned over ‘inappropriate’ tactics from both sides, including billboards at Westminster station

The Guardian - UK

Controversial assisted dying ads on Tube network covered up with Samaritans posters

Row erupts over ads on London Underground backing change in law to permit assisted dying for terminally ill adults

Evening Standard

‘I was denied being with her in her last moments’: campaigners on assisted dying bill

As bill to allow terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own lives enters parliament, supporters of the law change speak out

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Assisted dying bill: What is the controversial legislation and what might it mean for patients?

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s controversial legislation to be published

The Independent UK

Britain argues over assisted dying: What to know about the emotive debate

The legislation would allow terminally ill patients with six months or less to live to end their lives.

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‘I want a choice’: terminally ill women urge early Commons vote on assisted dying

Two cancer patients call on election winner to end options of suffering, death at Dignitas, or taking their own lives

The Guardian - UK

‘I will probably not be given the chance to die in my favourite place’: Esther Rantzen on the right to choose a good death

A cancer diagnosis has reinforced the presenter’s belief that the time for change has come

The Guardian - UK

‘When life becomes intolerable, I want out’: Britons’ views on assisted dying

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland you can face prison for helping someone end their life. Some want the law to change

The Guardian - UK

MPs moving towards majority backing for assisted dying, ex-minister claims

Kit Malthouse says sentiment has moved significantly since last Commons vote on issue in 2015

The Guardian - UK

Isle of Man parliament backs bill to legalise assisted dying

Crown dependency could be first part of Britain and Ireland to allow terminally ill adults to choose

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The Independent UK

Majority of religious people back legalising assisted dying, poll suggests

MPs are being encouraged to ‘bring forward this debate as a matter of urgency’ by pro-change campaigners.

The Guardian - UK

‘I don’t want to suffer’: the case for assisted dying in Scotland

Ani, who has motor neurone disease, and Suzie, who watched her husband die in agony, share their reasons for wanting change

The Guardian - UK

Religious leaders ‘out of step with flocks’ on assisted dying, says UK rabbi

Jonathan Romain, chair of Dignity in Dying, says assisted dying is ‘in line with religious ideals of compassion and care’

Daily Mirror

Prue Leith begs MPs to stop 'gossiping' and change law on 'assisted dying'

The Bake Off judge shared the story of her brother’s 'dreadful' death as she pleaded with MPs to change the law so people with terminal illnesses don't have to endure excruciating pain

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The Independent UK

‘Take action’ and change law to legalise assisted dying, Prue Leith urges MPs

The 83-year-old, who is a long-standing campaigner on the issue, was speaking at Parliament at an event hosted by Dignity In Dying.

The Independent UK

Isle of Man public almost evenly split on assisted dying law consultation

There was a total of 3,316 responses and these will inform the drafting of legislation.

The Independent UK

Prue Leith urges ‘compassionate assisted death’ as UK Dignitas membership soars

The television presenter wonders who would want to spend their last days travelling to an ‘impersonal institution in a foreign country’.

The Independent UK

Assisted dying ban ‘failing families’ as British membership of Dignitas soars

Campaigning organisation Dignity in Dying said the numbers are ‘evidence that the ban on assisted dying is failing British families’.

Daily Mirror

Majority of Brits demand action on assisted dying ban as 1 in 3 say 'bring a bill now'

A new poll found overall, 74% of Brits support legalising assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults

Daily Record

Cancer patient 'suffocating to death' believes he should be allowed to end own life

Stephen James Davies said his life is 'worse than a nightmare' after his ongoing battle with lymphoma has left him in so much pain he is unable to walk to his kitchen without gasping for air.

Wales Online

'Cancer has destroyed me and left me alone. I should be allowed to end my life'

Stephen James Davies says he is living in misery in his flat in Cardiff

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