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A new government assessment has admitted that disabled people – and particularly older disabled people – could face subtle pressure to choose an assisted death, if a bill described as “unsafe” and “weak” by campaigners is approved by parliament. The impact […]
A disabled MP has announced that she will co-sponsor an assisted suicide bill as it returns to parliament, despite the strong objections of the disability movement to the proposed legislation. Dr Marie Tidball (pictured) was a prominent supporter of the terminally […]
Disabled MPs and activists have expressed grave concern at the decision of Labour backbencher Lauren Edwards to reintroduce the “divisive” and “deeply flawed and unsafe” assisted dying bill to parliament. Edwards came second in last month’s private members’ bill ballot, which […]
Disabled campaigners have appealed to an MP not to use her success in the private members’ bill ballot to launch a new bid to legalise assisted suicide. Not Dead Yet UK hand-delivered a letter to the constituency office of Labour MP […]