The assisted dying bill has passed its second reading in the House of Lords, moving it another step closer to becoming law.

Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the assisted dying Bill, has expressed discomfort with a former prime minister's description of it as the "assisted suicide bill".

TERMINALLY ill adults are a step closer to being given the legal right to end their lives after winning fresh backing in the Lords. A new law that would let people with fewer than six months to ...

Momentum towards the return of Voluntary Assisted Dying to the Northern Territory is building, with the issue expected to ...

Deputy Tom Binet's proposal comes ahead a debate on a draft assisted dying law in Jersey. The organisation representing over 200 hospices in the UK has warned sites are being forced to cut costs The ...

This week will see the return of the Assisted Dying Bill to Parliament, as it is formally introduced to the House of Commons.

Miro Griffiths was forced to withdraw from the debate after learning that the Rainy Hall, buit in 1900, could not accommodate ...

The Bishop of Newcastle, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, has been appointed to a House of Lords select committee set up to take ...

Gov. Hochul deliberates on signing the medical aid in dying bill, amid strong opinions and lobbying from both supporters and ...

Assisted dying services should be available in Welsh, a Plaid Cymru peer has said. Baroness Smith of Llanfaes said it was important for those discussing the service with their doctor to be able to ...

An inquiry into voluntary assisted dying has recommended that the NT Country Liberal Party government introduce a voluntary ...