McDowell, who is Congressman Seth Magaziner’s mother-in-law, was one of several Rhode Islanders sharing their personal stories in support of physician-assisted death as lawmakers consider a bill ...

A 2022 study published in the British Medical Bulletin by United Kingdom researchers reviewed data reported from jurisdictions where medically assisted death was legal and concluded that many ...

I was shocked and saddened when I heard some opponents of the bill talk about the safeguards they would like, which seemed aimed at stopping a lot of people from qualifying from an assisted death if ...

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer (D) signed legislation on Tuesday to legalize physician-assisted suicide for some terminally ill patients, making his state the 11th to allow medical aid in dying after ...

MSPs took a step closer to legalising assisted death in Scotland last week as a vote passed its first stage in Holyrood. For some campaigners the win has been hailed as a huge victory and the ...

MPs also agreed amendments to ensure that there is no obligation on anyone, such as medical staff, to take part in a patient’s decision to seek an assisted death. These are all further ...

If it becomes law it would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales - with fewer than six months left to live - to apply for an assisted death. Ms Leadbeater told MPs it is a "privilege ...

An amendment tabled by Ms Leadbeater, which "expands the protection" for medical practitioners to clarify they have "no obligation" to be part of an assisted death was passed by MPs. It also ...

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Labour former minister Anneliese Dodds was among those to raise fears people could feel under pressure to go through with an assisted death because they do not want to be a "burden". Labour MP ...

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