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Bill to legalise assisted dying introduced in Scottish Parliament
Reform in assisted dying law supported by 78% of Scots. Read More »
Assisted dying on track to be legalised in Isle of Man
Access to assisted dying could become available as soon as 2025. Read More »
NSS: doctors not declaring faith group links in union debates
Representatives of the UK's largest doctors' union are failing to declare ties with faith groups opposed to assisted... Read More »
Royal College of Surgeons drops opposition to assisted dying
The National Secular Society has welcomed the Royal College of Surgeons' (RCS) decision to adopt a neutral stance... Read More »
Assisted dying inquiry: NSS calls for reform
The National Secular Society has called for reform of the law regarding assisted dying in its submission to a parliamentary... Read More »
NSS welcomes parliamentary inquiry into assisted dying
The National Secular Society has welcomed the health and social care committee's decision to open a parliamentary... Read More »
Scotland assisted dying consultation: 76% support legalisation
A "clear majority" of respondents to a consultation on legalising assisted dying in Scotland support the proposals,... Read More »
NSS calls for action on high suicide rates among the terminally ill
The National Secular Society has urged the Scottish government to allow the choice of assisted dying in the wake of... Read More »
Assisted dying debate: Most MPs back reform
The majority of MPs who spoke at a parliamentary debate supported reforming the law to allow the choice of assisted... Read More »
NSS backs proposals for assisted dying law in Scotland
The National Secular Society has backed proposals to allow the choice of assisted dying in Scotland.
The NSS has responded... Read More »
Bishops’ bench rallies against Assisted Dying Bill
Anglican bishops in the House of Lords have united to oppose a bill to allow the choice of assisted dying for terminally... Read More »
Doctors’ union drops opposition to assisted dying
A doctors' union has dropped its opposition to assisted dying in a historic vote.
The British Medical Association (BMA),... Read More »
Religious privilege causing injustice, NSS tells Law Commission
The National Secular Society has argued that religious privilege creates inconsistencies and unfairness in laws on... Read More »
Poll: 84% of Brits would support legalisation of assisted dying
Five out of six people in Britain are prepared to support the legalisation of assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally... Read More »
Doctors’ body drops opposition to assisted dying
The National Secular Society has welcomed a decision by a professional body which accredits physicians in Britain... Read More »
Individual rights and autonomy key themes at NSS healthcare event
Speakers have called for individual rights and bodily autonomy to take priority over religious concerns in healthcare... Read More »
Bills on assisted dying, ‘chancel tax’, Easter trading and sharia tribunals set for Lords debates
A number of bills related to secular causes have been successful in the House of Lords Private Members' Bill ballot,... Read More »
Dignity in Dying demonstration on Friday 7 November in support of the Assisted Dying Bill
The campaign group Dignity in Dying (DiD) will be demonstrating outside Parliament next week on Friday morning 7 November... Read More »
Supreme Court decision on assisted dying “encouraging”, say campaigners
A decision handed down from the Supreme Court today, in the cases of Nicklinson v Ministry of Justice, puts significant... Read More »
New campaign urges party leaders to support change in the law on assisted dying
The campaign group Dignity in Dying has launched a campaign aimed at the three main party leaders asking them to support... Read More »
Christian charity launches booklet "equipping Christians to take action against assisted suicide"
A Christian charity has launched a booklet aimed at equipping Christians with arguments against euthanasia and assisted... Read More »
Big majority of disabled people support assisted dying for the terminally ill
Just 8% of disabled people surveyed in a new Yougov poll for Dignity in Dying believe that disability rights groups... Read More »
Appeal Court declines to rule on right-to-die cases
The Appeal Court has ruled that it has no power to grant people the right to voluntary euthanasia, and that it is... Read More »
Vermont approves doctor-assisted suicide
The Governor of Vermont this week signed into law a new bill legalising doctor-assisted suicide. This makes it the... Read More »
Most Europeans favour legalising assisted dying
The Swiss Medical Lawyers Association has conducted a Europe-wide poll to discover attitudes to assisted dying. The... Read More »
