'I was suffering in a way I can't describe...but taking my life was not an option.'
05/05/2025
Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter has opened up about the star's terminal cancer diagnosis in a heartbreaking health update.
28/03/2025
The controversial assisted dying law has suffered a significant blow, as it is likely to be pushed back until at least 2029 - casting doubts over its chances of becoming law.
26/03/2025
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has admitted that the assisted dying laws may change in future - but she was "feeling positive" it would still be passed by MPs.
21/03/2025
James Cleverly has hit out at the assisted dying bill as 'Orwellian' after it emerged that the need for sign-off from a high-court judge could be axed.
11/02/2025
Assisted dying cases could go ahead without the approval of a judge after warnings that the original plan could overwhelm the legal system.
10/02/2025
Terminally ill people may be able to take their own lives without a judge's approval under the assisted dying proposals currently being scrutinised - after warnings that courts could be overwhelmed.
29/01/2025
England's chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty has said assisted dying could come in within two years but it should not be rushed.
28/01/2025
Cabinet ministers are privately warning that legalising assisted dying will overwhelm courts after the House of Commons voted in favour of allowing euthanasia.
30/11/2024
A palliative care doctor has urged Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting to boost funding for end-of-life care after the assisted dying bill passed on Friday.
30/11/2024
The MP behind the assisted dying bill has said there is "still a lot of work to do" before it can become law, after the Commons voted in favour on Friday.
30/11/2024
Author Terry Pratchett would be "hopeful" after MPs voted in favour of the assisted dying bill, his daughter has said.
30/11/2024
MPs voted in favour of allowing assisted dying this afternoon after a long, emotional debate in the House of Commons.
29/11/2024
Esther Rantzen’s daughter told LBC her mother is ‘over the moon’ after MPs backed legalising assisted dying in a historic Commons vote.
29/11/2024
MPs have taken the historic step of voting in favour of a bill which would legalise assisted dying.
29/11/2024
