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Leadbeater acknowledges ‘upset’ as assisted dying delayed by two years

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater said she was disappointed to propose the extension but said it was “more important to do this properly than to do it quickly”

The Independent UK

NHS will become national health and assisted suicide service, says MP

Danny Kruger said the NHS would, if the Bill being considered passes into law, become the ‘national health and assisted suicide service’.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying law thrown into doubt as rollout likely delayed until at least 2029

Timeline for implementation in England and Wales likely to be pushed back a further two years, meaning it may coincide with general election

The Guardian - UK

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Terminally ill say four-year timeframe for assisted dying service is too long

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is entering the final stages of committee scrutiny.

Evening Standard

Proposed four-year wait for assisted dying service ‘too long,’ say campaigners

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is entering the final stages of committee scrutiny

The Independent UK

Fury as Labour MP forced to leave assisted dying committee because her hearing aids needed recharging

Bradford West MP Naz Shah had warned fellow MPs that she would have to leave the bill committee session because if it extended to 10pm because her hearing aids’ batteries would need recharging

The Independent UK

High court judge approval for assisted dying cases scrapped by MPs

Kim Leadbeater, the MP behind the terminal ill adults bill, has proposed that a panel of experts decide on assisted deaths instead of courts

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MPs’ committee votes to scrap High Court judge approval in assisted dying Bill

Proposals have been made to instead establish expert panels of senior legal figures, psychiatrists and social workers to decide on applications.

Evening Standard

Change would see ‘gold-plated’ stage of assisted dying Bill dropped, says MP

Conservative Danny Kruger said the judicial element of the proposed legislation has been stripped away.

The Independent UK

The world must learn to take Donald Trump literally

In his reckoning, there are not so much as sovereign states, but properties with tenants that can purchased

The Guardian - UK

Jo Cox’s sister shares safety fears after abuse over assisted dying bill

Jo Cox’s sister, the Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, has told Times Radio the abuse she has received over the assisted dying bill "doesn't leave you feeling necessarily safe as you might want."

The Independent UK

Assisted dying Bill committee to consider domestic abuse amendment

Kim Leadbeater said she will support changes to her Bill suggested by two MPs who voted against it in Parliament last year.

Evening Standard

Tory MP attempts to gag criticism of assisted dying committee after Down Syndrome vote

Tory MP Kit Malthouse made a dramatic point of order after a majority voted down an amendment to protect people with Down Syndrome by 13 to 8

The Independent UK

Domestic violence victims must be included in the assisted dying debate, campaigners say

Charities warn of ‘significant risk’ that victims of coercive control could be put under pressure to end their lives under assisted dying legislation

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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.

The Guardian - UK

Legalising assisted dying in England and Wales ‘may hamper suicide prevention work’

Government adviser says changing law would challenge long-held consensus of trying to prevent all suicides

Evening Standard

Questions over psychiatrist shortages amid assisted dying legislation changes

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater tabled changes last week involving the scrapping of a High Court judge in favour of a three-person expert panel.

Evening Standard

Kim Leadbeater appeals to critics over amendments to assisted dying Bill

The Labour MP said she understood she had ‘weeks and weeks’ of work ahead.

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The Independent UK

Kim Leadbeater’s appeal to critics not to use parliamentary process to kill her assisted dying bill

Exclusive: In an interview with The Independent, Kim Leadbeater said she shares ‘genuine concerns’ about ensuring safeguards are strong but says MPs must be able to give their final verdict at third reading

The Guardian - UK

Voices that oppose the assisted dying bill aren’t ‘noise’. They are vital scrutiny

Rather than rush through such a high-stakes law, it’s essential to listen to all sides of the debate

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill critics attack plan for ‘civil service tsar’ to oversee panels

Amendments tabled by Kim Leadbeater reveal new details about expert groups who will decide on cases

The Independent UK

Critics argue proposed changes ‘massively’ water down assisted dying Bill

A series of amendments have been published and will be debated by a scrutiny committee in the coming weeks.

The Guardian - UK

The concerted attack on assisted dying won’t stop the public supporting this bill

A forceful campaign is trying to make Kim Leadbeater’s committee look as if it’s on the edge of failing. The opposite is true, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Evening Standard

Bereaved families urge MPs to ‘remember’ them on assisted dying Bill

In a letter to MPs, they asked parliamentarians to ‘have us in the forefront of your mind in the coming weeks and months’.

The Independent UK

The assisted dying bill will now be subject to even more scrutiny – as it should be

COMMENT: Editorial: Kim Leadbeater has dropped the plan for her private member’s bill to require a High Court judge to sign off someone’s application to die – she now faces an added battle to convince MPs beyond reasonable doubt that the system is safe

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