The question of whether to legalise assisted dying has been a recurring legal issue in the UK for decades. From the House of Lords case of R. (Pretty) v DPP in 2001 where Dianne Pretty unsuccessfully claimed that s.2 of the Suicide Act … [Read more...] about The Farcical Failure of the Assisted Dying Bill
Private Members' Bills
The End of the Assisted Dying (Scotland) Bill?
The serious, emotive and divisive topic of assisted dying is subject to significant debate, as well as attempts to change the law. Scotland saw a vote against the Assisted Dying for Terminally … [Read more...] about The End of the Assisted Dying (Scotland) Bill?
The Constitutional Question of the Assisted Dying Bill
Last week, following a historic vote in Parliament, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (or the Assisted Dying Bill, as it has come to be known) passed its Second Reading in the House of Commons. By a majority of 55, MPs voted in favour, … [Read more...] about The Constitutional Question of the Assisted Dying Bill