1st MPs U-turn on support for assisted dying bill

Replacing judge with experts strengthens assisted dying bill, MP says
The assisted dying bill would be strengthened by plans for cases to be signed off by experts rather than a judge, the MP behind the law change has said. The proposed law for England and Wales currently says a High Court judge must check each person is eligible and has not been coerced into making the decision to die.
Do not strip judges out of assisted dying decisions, warns Lady Hale
Former UK Supreme Court president speaks after proposals by MP Kim Leadbeater to water down judicial safeguards
First MPs U-turn on support for assisted dying bill after High Court judge safeguard removed
MPs who previously supported the assisted dying bill have announced that they will change their vote after a major safeguard was ditched from the proposed legislation.It comes as Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the historic bill,
UK's proposed assisted dying law to be changed to remove judge sign-off
Britain's proposed new assisted dying law for terminally ill people will be amended to remove the requirement that a High Court judge sign off on each case, lawmaker Kim Leadbeater said on Tuesday. Opponents of assisted dying say the change would weaken the safeguards around protecting vulnerable people from being coerced or pressured into taking their own lives.
MP who proposed assisted dying bill defends changing who gives final approval
Under changes to a proposed bill, expert panels could now approve assisted dying requests rather than High Court judges.
Assisted dying bill: What changes are being made to the controversial legislation?
Newly proposed changes to the assisted dying bill have caused controversy as MPs weigh up whether they will continue supporting the legislation at the final vote. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
Changes proposed to assisted dying bill
The MP behind the assisted dying Bill has proposed replacing the need for High Court judge approval with an expert panel in a move she argues would strengthen a new law.
UK’s assisted dying bill seeks to remove HC judge signoff; watering down legislation, Tories allege
Britain's proposed new assisted dying law for terminally ill people will be amended to remove the requirement that a High Court judge sign off on each case, lawmaker Kim Leadbeater said on Tuesday (February 11).
'Replacing judge with experts will not move assisted dying behind closed doors', says MP leading law change
Replacing a High Court judge's oversight of the assisted dying Bill with an expert panel will not send the process behind closed doors, the MP leading the law change has insisted. Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,
Could judge U-turn wreck assisted dying Bill?
Politicians across the Commons who had previously backed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill said they were now thinking again amid an angry backlash.
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Depressed people who are terminally ill could be eligible for assisted dying
Depressed people who are terminally ill could get medical help to end their lives after MPs rejected proposals to tighten ...
Kim Leadbeater denies watering down safeguards on assisted dying bill
Kim Leadbeater suggestion of allowing psychiatrists and social workers to approve applications instead of a high court judge ...
Dying Dame Esther praises MPs in crunch assisted dying scrutiny - 'the system is working'
Issuing a heartfelt plea, cancer-stricken national treasure Dame Esther Rantzen, 84, urges lawmakers to remain steadfast ...
Labour wants to scrap the need for High Court to approve assisted dying
MP Kim Leadbeater has instead proposed a panel, including a social worker and a psychiatrist, chaired by a senior lawyer or ...
MPs push for assisted dying to be expanded to people with a year left to live
MPs and campaigners say that people suffering from Motor Neurone Disease or Parkinson’s should have greater access to an ...