'...a bill that sends a dog whistle message to the terminally ill, vulnerable, elderly and disabled people, that their lives are worth less than others.'
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'?
'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'
The contributions of Baroness Campbell to the Falconer Bill's second day of committee consideration once again drew the greatest attention. Read her two key speeches, advocating for the rights of disabled people
Baroness Finlay led debate on the difficulty of assessing terminally ill patients and determining a prognosis - an issue critical to the viability of Lord Falconer's bill which was receiving its second day of committee consideration
Lord Carlile's amendment to require a pre-existing doctor-patient relationship on the Falconer Bill's second day of committee consideration sparked key points of debate
The term 'assisted dying' has long been controversial, but supporters of Lord Falconer proved utterly unwilling to accept the simplest demands of the English language on his bill's second day in committee when Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve proposed an alternative phrase: assisted suicide
82% of Association for Palliative Medicine members oppose a change in the law on assisted suicide, with 72% saying passage of a Falconer-type bill would have an adverse effect on the delivery of palliative care
Peers urged to ditch dangerous assisted suicide bill, as new polling shows that one in ten Britons would favour rewarding older people for ending their lives.
Read briefings circulated among members of the House of Lords ahead of the Falconer Bill's committee stage: on the Bill itself and on ten reasons not to follow Oregon's example.
Ahead of the Falconer Bill's second reading, key healthcare professionals' groups issued strong statements reiterating: we can do better for our patients.