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Assisted dying

April 2024

  • a woman sits with her eyes closed

    People with terminal illnesses advocate for physician-assisted death: ‘It’s my way of having control’

    Americans who are nearing life’s end are negotiating the terms with themselves, their families and, now, state lawmakers
  • Sonia Sodha

    When the right to die becomes the duty to die, who will step in to save those most at risk?

    Sonia Sodha
    Proponents of legalising assisted dying are right to stop and think of the possible unintended consequences
  • Renate van der Zee

    I understand why people are wary about assisted dying, but it gave my mother a dignified end

    Renate van der Zee
    We don’t take euthanasia lightly; we’re just grateful to have the option, says Dutch writer and journalist Renate van der Zee

March 2024

  • A nurse holding an elderly person's hands

    Assisted dying: what are the laws in UK and what changes are proposed?

  • The Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur with placards promoting his bill

    Bill tabled in Scotland could legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults

  • Esther Rantzen, who has lung cancer, is one of the new members of Dignitas

    UK membership of Dignitas soars by 24% as assisted dying in Scotland moves closer

  • Paola Marra (and her whippet Stanley). For a piece about Dignitas and assisted dying. Photo by Linda Nylind. 08/03/2024.

    Today in Focus
    The assisted dying debate: Paola’s story

  • Jersey to debate allowing assisted dying for terminally ill

  • Woman who ended life at Dignitas leaves video urging change in UK assisted dying laws

  • ‘We need to talk about choice’: woman who ended life at Dignitas urges change to UK law

  • Canadian man says daughter, 27, lacks ability to fully consent to assisted death

  • Macron announces assisted dying bill to go before French parliament in May

  • Assisted dying could lead to many tragedies if not handled with care

  • Irish committee to recommend laws for assisted dying

  • We should all have the right to die on our own terms – current assisted-dying laws deny this to people with dementia

    Elizabeth Quinn

29 February 2024

  • Frances Ryan

    I’m glad the debate on assisted dying is forging ahead. But few understand why it frightens so many

    Frances Ryan
  • Young man in selfie-style pick beside older man in bed

    ‘We need more compassion’: UK families call for assisted dying reform

  • Esther Rantzen sitting at an outdoor table

    UK government law on assisted dying a mess, says Esther Rantzen

  • concerned female doctor talks to patient

    Assisted dying law may soon diverge across British Isles, MPs warn

27 February 2024

  • Jonathan and Nicholas sit at a kitchen table

    ‘Increasingly unbearable’: Jonathan Dimbleby criticises UK’s law against assisted dying

    Exclusive: Broadcaster urges MPs to change law after younger brother died with motor neurone disease
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