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Harvie Bill: what others say

A selection of extracts from submissions to the Health and Sport Committee, which has led scrutiny of the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill

Holyrood bill committee reports

The report by the Health and Sport Committee, which is leading scrutiny of the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill, makes clear that this deeply flawed proposal must be rejected by MSPs at the earliest opportunity

DPP guidelines: legal challenge

Director of Public Prosecutions faces new legal challenge for 'clarifying' guidelines on prosecutions for assisted suicide

‘…to see you out, nice’

Bruce Forsyth's recent pronouncements on assisted suicide for dementia patients are seriously misguided

Assisted suicide – bills update

In the face of two major threats the price of freedom is eternal vigilance

Defying the endgame

'The boy who once had 24 hours to live was defying the odds' - thanks to an inspiring visitor

Palliative care reality floodlit

New research highlights significant diagnosis-based disparity in provision. 111,000 in the UK who would benefit have no access, but the vast majority who do receive care report good standards and - would-be MPs, take note - increasing access could save the NHS tens of millions.

Palliative medics: still no to AS

Senior figures in palliative medicine restate the doctors' case for opposing assisted suicide for their patients

‘Scottish legal position clear’

Suggestions that the current legal settlement concerning assisted suicide in Scotland is ambiguous are scotched

Scottish bill guides published

As the stage one debate draws closer, Care Not Killing releases guides to Patrick Harvie's assisted suicide proposals for Scotland

6.3% of Belgian deaths now E&AS

New analysis finds that 4.6% of deaths in Belgium are by euthanasia, 0.05% by assisted suicide and 1.7% are 'hastened... without explicit request from patient'

MPs report on end of life care

The Commons Health Select Committee report on end of life care was welcomed - cautiously

Physician-assisted ‘suicide option would undermine my cancer battle’

Proponents of physician-assisted suicide suggest having the option legally available is comforting - 'but I can tell you from personal experience that it is nearly as troubling as the cancer itself'

Has medicine ‘lost its way’?

'The holistic nature of our care, the presence, the confidence to bear witness to all suffering is what underpins hospice care. To introduce 'death on demand' as an option seems to be a tragic and unnecessary development'

PAS debate: doctor to doctor

Watch Dr Peter Saunders address the question, 'should assisted suicide be legalised?', at Luton and Dunstable Hospital on 10 March 2015, placing established arguments in the current policy context

First Minister rejects AS Bill

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon refuses to support the controversial bill before MSPs, saying: 'I believe we should support people to live'

Carers’ concerns revealed

A new survey by Marie Curie has revealed the top concerns people would have if they were faced with caring for a loved one with a terminal illness

10,000 sign Scottish petition

The Care Not Killing petition urging MSPs not to make assisted suicide legal in Scotland has attracted more than 10,000 signatures
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