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 ...
MP behind assisted dying Bill was warned it could clog up courts
The MP behind the assisted dying Bill made a key change to her legislation after being warned by the Ministry of Justice that it could clog up the courts, it emerged on Wednesday ...
The assisted dying bill will now be subject to even more scrutiny – as it should be
Kim Leadbeater has dropped the plan for her private member’s bill to require a High Court judge to sign off someone’s ...
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 ...
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 ...
What's in the new assisted dying bill and what does the judge change mean?
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is proposing a change to the assisted dying bill that means cases would not require sign off from a High Court judge.
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Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Commission makes a safe Bill even safer
Kim Leadbeater’s proposed new safeguard for her assisted dying Bill reflects the approach she has brought to the whole debate ...
High Court approval in assisted dying bill to be dropped
Assisted dying cases will not have to be signed off by High Court judges under changes to landmark legislation proposed by the author of the bill. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater proposed that a person’s ...
'This was meant to be foolproof': MPs concerned about possible major change to assisted dying bill
Under changes to a proposed bill, expert panels could now approve assisted dying requests rather than High Court judges.
New ‘judge plus’ system proposed by MP behind assisted dying Bill
A group of 23 MPs is preparing to undertake line-by-line scrutiny of the proposed legislation from Tuesday, with the process ...
Readers' Letters: Assisted dying bill a slippery slope
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