Royal College of Physicians drops opposition to assisted dying
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has dropped its opposition to assisted dying and adopted a neutral stance on the issue. A poll of almost 7,000 UK doctors found that
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Terminally-ill man calls for assisted dying law change after Supreme Court rejects case
Terminally-ill Noel Conway has called on politicians to change the law on assisted dying after his legal fight to die “peacefully and with dignity” was rejected by the UK’s highest
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Terminally ill man takes fight over assisted dying to UK’s highest court
A terminally ill motor neurone disease sufferer who wants to die a “peaceful and dignified death” will go to the UK’s highest court in a bid to change the law
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Assisted dying campaigner with ‘no acceptable alternatives’ ends his life in Switzerland
An incurably-ill man has ended his life in a clinic in Switzerland, according to two campaign groups who supported his UK legal challenge. The 54 year-old man, who can only
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Man with severe brain injury should be allowed to die as Supreme Court dismisses appeal
A ruling that a man with an extensive brain injury should be allowed to die without his family going before a judge has been upheld by the UK’s highest court.
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Motor neurone disease sufferer loses Court of Appeal assisted dying challenge
Motor neurone disease sufferer Noel Conway has lost his Court of Appeal challenge against a “blanket ban” on assisted dying. The 68-year-old retired lecturer from Shrewsbury, who says he feels
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Woman found guilty of acid attack on former partner who died by euthanasia
A fashion student has been acquitted of murdering her former partner who died by euthanasia after she threw acid over him as he lay sleeping. Berlinah Wallace, 48, meticulously researched
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Guernsey politician criticised for ‘crass and ignorant’ comments on assisted dying
A politician debating whether to legalise assisted dying in Guernsey has been criticised for his “crass” and “ignorant” comments to campaigners. The Channel Island could become the only place in
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Prue Leith airs support for assisted dying after brother’s ‘painful’ death
Prue Leith has shared her backing for assisted dying after watching her own brother endure a “very painful, miserable death”. The Great British Bake Off judge has revealed she is
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Terminally-ill man begins Appeal Court challenge against ban on assisted dying
A terminally ill man is to begin an Appeal Court challenge against a “blanket ban” on assisted dying. Motor neurone disease sufferer Noel Conway, who says he feels “entombed” by
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