Coercion is “extraordinarily difficult to detect”, a former Supreme Court judge said as he gave evidence to MPs scrutinising the assisted dying Bill. Lord Sumption said he is in favour of the ...

Coercion is “extraordinarily difficult to detect”, a former Supreme Court judge said as he gave evidence to MPs scrutinising the assisted dying Bill. Lord Sumption said he is in favour of the ...

Lord Sumption gave evidence to the committee of MPs who will scrutinise the assisted dying Bill (Jonathan Brady/PA) Coercion is “extraordinarily difficult to detect”, a former Supreme Court ...

MPs voted in support of a proposal to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales ... Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was among those to vote in favour of the bill, as was Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

England’s chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty was the first witness to appear before a committee scrutinising the assisted dying Bill. He is one of about 50 witnesses who will give ...

MPs voted in support of a proposal to legalise assisted dying in England ... Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was among those to vote in favour of the bill, as was Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Sir Keir Starmer had been under some pressure ... to be the first part of the British Isles to legalise assisted dying after a Bill passed its final stage in the Upper House today.

The Assisted Dying Bill 2023 has already made its passage through the House of Keys and its 15 clauses were considered by the Legislative Council in December. The Council will discuss several ...

The Assisted Dying Bill 2023 has already made its passage through the House of Keys and its 15 clauses were considered by the Legislative Council in December. During its final stage in the Council ...

MPs scrutinising the assisted dying Bill will hear from England’s chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty as they meet for the first day of oral evidence on the proposed legislation.

The Conservative MP, who voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in November, said he wants to “make sure” that people who opt for assisted dying are “genuinely doing this ...