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Assisted Suicide in the 2024 Manifestos

What are the major parties pledging regarding assisted suicide legislation in the new Parliament?

Holyrood bill committee partial before it starts

Opponents of assisted suicide have expressed concerns that MSPs on the Holyrood committee which will scrutinise a new Bill have already signed up to support the legislation.

Liz Carr asks: ‘Better Off Dead?’ (BBC1)

Essential viewing: BBC1 at 9pm on 14 May (and afterwards on iPlayer)

Westminster Hall debate a missed opportunity

‘Instead of discussing this dangerous and ideological policy, we should be talking about how to fix the UK’s broken and patchy palliative care system so everyone can have a dignified death – a view shared by the Health and Social Care Committee.’

Press Release: Broad Opposition to Scottish Bill

‘Criticism has come from a broad cross-section of society ranging from the medical community and health care professionals to disability and human rights groups and numerous faith groups.’

New Oregon assisted suicide figures are a warning to the UK

“Data from the handful of places that have changed the law serve as a stark warning to UK parliamentarians.”

CNK responds to Starmer comments on assisted suicide and euthanasia

‘Against the backdrop of the Committee’s recommendations ordinary voters will rightly be surprised and alarmed that the Labour Leader has decided to make this intervention.’

Holyrood right-to-palliative-care bill welcomed

Press release: Care Not Killing and Our Duty of Care herald new bill, as consultation opens.

CNK responds to Commons Health Committee AS report

Care Not Killing responds to the Health and Social Care Select Committee report on assisted suicide and euthanasia

WATCH: Dublin conference hears crucial warnings

Our Chief Executive Gordon Macdonald joins Canada’s Alex Schadenberg and others in addressing a Hope Ireland Conference in Dublin.

Prue’s Holyrood visit prompts warning over bill

Press release: “Put simply, it’s impossible to have a safe system of medicalised killing and MSPs should reject” assisted suicide proposals.

CNK responds to Manx bill’s second reading

“Providing high quality palliative care and supporting people at the end… is what we would urge the members of the House of Keys focus on and pull back from this dangerous and ideological policy.”

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