‘After five hours of intense and heartfelt debate, in which some members of parliament were brought to tears, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed in the House of Commons with 330 voting in favour and 275 against.’
The Independent, 29th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Civil servants and ministers will begin work on implementing the assisted dying bill if it passes its first stage in parliament on Friday, but the Guardian understands it will not be adopted as a government bill.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘With the second reading of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill fast approaching, debate persists as to whether limiting eligibility to terminally ill adults could be successfully challenged as discriminatory under Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) before the domestic courts and/or the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This blog post does not seek to rehash well-trodden ground in this respect (see here, here and here for posts that discuss it in detail). Rather, it seeks only to contribute a comparative lens which indicates a potential basis upon which the UK Government could justify limiting assisted dying to the terminally ill.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 27th November 204
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill, which seeks to permit assisted dying under specific conditions, could have significant implications for medical practitioners.’
Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog, 26th November 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘The widow of a man who took his own life after becoming addicted to gambling says more people will die because the regulator is refusing to investigate suicides linked to the addiction.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘During the pandemic, everyone had a crash course in constitutional theory, learning what was law and what was merely guidance when it came to what they could and could not do inside and outside their homes. In similar vein, people are now having a crash course in what Private Members’ Bills are, thanks to the introduction of Kim Leadbeater MP’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Social media is now full of extensive discussions about precisely what such Bills are, what level of scrutiny they give rise to, what prospects there are for amending them, and what the role of the House of Lords is in relation to such Bills. It can be somewhat bewildering, but some might find this from the Institute for Government quite helpful.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 22nd November 2024
‘A Bradford man has been cleared of a charge of encouraging the suicide of a 14-year-old girl who took her own life in the Netherlands.’
BBC News, 19th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘My recent post on Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which seeks to legalise assisted suicide for terminally ill adults and so modify the blanket ban provided by s. 2 of the Suicide Act 1961, has attracted some attention. There I raised questions as to the compatibility of the Bill with articles 8 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”), suggesting that extending assisted suicide only to terminally ill adults might be considered unlawfully discriminatory. I argued that there can therefore be no guarantees that the Bill would not have to expand in the future if the UK is to continue to adhere to its obligations under the ECHR. Alex Ruck Keene KC, who represented Noel Conway in his legal challenge to the UK’s blanket ban, has made a similar argument.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 19th November 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The question of whether terminally-ill people should have the right to end their lives is dividing MPs as they consider a proposed law to legalise assisted dying.’
BBC News,
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A prisoner who set himself alight in his cell after serving 12 years for stealing a mobile phone under an indefinite jail term is still fighting to be moved to a hospital.’
The Independent, 1st November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill had its first, purely formal, reading in the House of Commons on 16 October 2024, when it was presented by Kim Leadbeater MP. The important second reading is fixed for 29 November 2024.’
Transparency Project, 30th October 2024
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Kim Leadbeater has recently introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the House of Commons which seeks to legalise assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Despite its second reading being scheduled for 29 November, the text of the Bill is, somewhat remarkably given its significance, still to be published. Yet the outline of Leadbeater’s proposals has already become known. As such, I seek to offer here a legal analysis of some of the issues relating to legalising assisted suicide in the UK, and particular the idea that any law can be effectively limited to terminally ill adults.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 30th October 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A serial catfish abuser from Northern Ireland who caused one of his victims in the US to take her own life has been jailed for life with a minimum of 20 years.’
The Independent, 26th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-25 has its second reading on 29 November 2024. The text of the bill has not yet been published.’
House of Commons Library, 24th October 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘The number of people to die in police custody last year is the highest in almost two decades, new figures have revealed.’
The Independent, 17th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales has been formally introduced in the House of Commons, triggering what is expected to be intense discussion over the coming weeks and months on an emotionally charged and controversial issue.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An inquest jury has found “multiple failings” and “missed opportunities” at an immigration detention centre contributed to a Colombian man taking his own life in 2023.’
BBC News, 16th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Philip Morris v James Morris, Kate Shmuel and Gregory White [2024] EWHC 2554 (Ch). These proceedings concerned the forfeiture rule under section 2(2) of the Forfeiture Act 1982 as it applies to the estates of people who travel to Switzerland for assisted dying (the 1982 Act). Mrs Myra Morris had ended her own life with the assistance of the staff at the Swiss clinic and the assistance of her husband Philip. She had been suffering from Multiple System Atrophy, a rare and degenerative neurological disorder with no known cure.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th October 2024
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The notorious Strangeways prison has been put into emergency measures after standards of safety and hygiene were found to have collapsed, leaving the jail “fundamentally unsafe” for both prisoners and staff.’
The Independent, 10th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Families are warning the government will have “blood on its hands” if it turns its back on 3,000 prisoners as Labour is set to reject a review of cruel indefinite jail terms, The Independent has learned.’
The Independent, 30th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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