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Still crazy after all these years

A timely reminder for those weary of continually revived 'assisted dying' proposals that the defences we return to are no less valid - and that 'dignity' may have been hijacked, but it has not been redefined

Broken, you say? No

Britain's law on assisted suicide is not 'broken' and does not need 'fixing'

Limits to choice

The assisted suicide of Gill Pharaoh reminds us that actually, there are limits to choice

Washington PAS stats up again

Lord Falconer and Rob Marris invite the UK to follow Oregon. Washington State did (to the letter) and their latest, 2014, figures are up again

Hospice: BBC drama’s poor opinion

Hospice UK's Jonathan Ellis questions the repeated dismissal of hospice care in television dramas - and the impact this has on popular opinion

New Commons ‘Assisted Dying’ Bill

Labour MP wins chance to bring Lord Falconer's 'assisted dying' bill before the House of Commons. Will MPs follow the House of Lords, Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Tynwald in saying 'no'?

Dignitas death doublespeak

Assisted suicide advocates lose sight of the limits they have set for themselves as another Briton dies at Dignitas

Scottish assisted suicide bill defeated

In a free vote at Holyrood, MSPs have thrown out the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill at Stage One by 82 votes to 36, in a clear repudiation of the principles of the Bill

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

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.

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

Going Dutch?

A study published in the Journal of Medical Ethics suggests that a third of Dutch doctors would assist a patient's suicide in cases of mental illness or dementia, and a fifth would where there was 'tiredness of life' but no physical condition

Oregon deaths reach new high

Assisted suicides in Oregon hit 105 in 2014: extrapolated for a UK-sized population, this would represent almost 1,700 deaths here

Disabled Canadians react to court

Canadian student Taylor Hyatt lives with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy, and was one of many disabled people to express grave concerns over the 6 February Supreme Court of Canada ruling concerning assisted suicide

Canada ruling ‘irresponsible’

Campaigner Alex Schadenberg on the Supreme Court of Canada's instruction of the federal Parliament to legislate for assisted suicide - within 12 months
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