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Emma wants the option of assisted dying, in its absence instead she is refusing food and water. “VSED is not an easy death but with the current law in England this is the only way I can have control over my death." www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...

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Retired Oregon doctor, Dr David Grube, has clinician experience of assisted dying. He urges people to educate themselves on the reality of assisted dying and question the 'myths'.

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“VSED is not an easy death but with the current law in England this is the only way I can have control over my death." Emma wants the option of assisted dying, in its absence instead she is refusing food and water.

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Our Chair is Charlotte Augst who is setting the scene: Many people desire a less hospital-based, intervention-heavy end for their lives but currently services are struggling to respond. We need culture change to address this.

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"help me and others with less than six months to live to die with peace.“ #YesToDignity

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Even though Jacqueline may not live to see an assisted dying law come into force, she wants people to have the choice in future. news.stv.tv/west-central...

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“Many people want the option. I would be so reassured to know that if I get a recurrence, I can opt-out at some point in a comfortable way.” #YesToDignity www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2024...

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"Dying people and their loved ones are counting on parliament to get this right, and create a better, safer and fairer law for our country. I believe more than ever that we can." www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/a-good....

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Former top prosecutor Sir Max Hill KC: Assisted dying Bill once-in-a-lifetime chance for change www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...

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"I have committed a crime, which I have admitted to, of assisting him by simply pushing him onto a plane and being with him, which I don't regret for one moment. He was my husband and I loved him," We need to stop criminalising compassion. The law must change . www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news...

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"Decades of experience as a GP working with terminally ill patients has convinced me that we need to change our laws on assisted dying" www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2027...

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“I urge MPs to realise that this bill will not end my life, motor neurone disease is doing that but they can help me and others with less than six months to live to die with peace. “

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A timely reminder that the assisted dying debate is not hypothetical and the status quo is completely unacceptable www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/... MPs “can help me and others with less than six months to live to die with peace."

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“In order to ensure that there is compassionate choice at the end of life, it is right that the bill is tightly drawn around the final stage of terminal illness for adults and includes the strongest safeguards." Marie Tidball MP www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/3144...

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In California, assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults has been legal since 2015. A safe and effective law that gives people like Wayne choice and control. #YesToDignity www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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'I'm starving myself to death so my kids don't see brutal disease claim my life'

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A record numbers of Britons are now members of Dignitas. Why cant they have the choice here at home? #YesToDignity www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2040...

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“I thought this would be something that I would contemplate myself, a choice I would want...Over the years, life experience has confirmed me in that view. Both my family and my wife’s family have had members who died painful or undignified deaths.” - Kit Malthouse www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

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"Britain is pretty good with freedoms and this is just another one" Dying Brits deserve the freedom to choose an assisted death. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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This is what law change on assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults will mean: ✅ Choice ✅ Control ✅ Safety #YesToDignity

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Nicola's views on assisted dying are informed by seeing a loved one suffer. Changing the law would mean all of us benefit from the comfort of knowing we will not be forced to suffer as we die. #YesToDignity

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Compassion should not be a crime. But Louise Shackleton felt compelled to surrender herself to police after returning from Switzerland, where her husband Anthony was assisted to die. news.sky.com/story/widow-...

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"We all want a good life, why should we not have a good death? "Life is precious, but there's nothing sacred about suffering." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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This is the benefit of assisted dying - the option being there gives people peace of mind and allows them to make the most of the time they have left. www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2046...

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Is the best we can do for dying people? A long journey fraught with uncertainty and costing thousands. The law must change . www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teessid...

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"If Parliament chooses to pass this Bill, the Government will implement it in a way that is safe and practicable.” The Prime Minster has been clear on the neutral role of government in this process. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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"Assisted dying is an issue of both principle and practice. As a Liberal Democrat, I have always shared commitments to liberty, equality, and human rights. These values are the foundation of my conviction on this issue" www.libdemvoice.org/ive-seen-ass...

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Oxfordshire Dignity in Dying to raise awareness of Assisted Dying Bill in Banbury banburyfm.com/news/oxfords...

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Thank you to Bath Inter Faith Group for a thoughtful & respectful discussion on Assisted Dying, from religious and non-religious perspectives. A broad range of views, often nuanced, always sincere, & in many cases informed by vivid personal stories. Parliament must consider them all carefully.

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'Proud to be parliamentarians': How French MPs set aside divisions to back right to assisted dying

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“I thought this would be something that I would contemplate myself, a choice I would want...Over the years, life experience has confirmed me in that view. Both my family and my wife’s family have had members who died painful or undignified deaths.” - Kit Malthouse www.express.co.uk/news/politic...

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“We are in favour of voluntary assisted dying, provided it is free from coercion and grounded in the core values of dignity and respect for life...Malta has the potential to offer compassion alongside high-quality palliative care.” timesofmalta.com/article/huma...

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French Deputies have listened to the views of their constituents and voted to progress a Bill that dying people are calling out for. The momentum for law change on assisted dying around the world is undeniable. www.dignityindying.org.uk/news/a-movem...

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The measure was approved by 305 votes, notably from the Left Party and from President Macron’s centrist coalition. It was opposed by 199 votes, more than half from the populist right National Rally. www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

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The bill was approved in the French parliament by 305 votes to 199. President Emmanuel Macron called the vote in the National Assembly "an important step." www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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Mick knows better than most what the option of assisted dying means, he accompanied his friend , Bob, to Dignitas. #YesToDignity

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"It's very clear we need palliative care care and assisted dying" James is supporting law change in memory of his mother, who was unable to have the choice here at home

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"I witnessed my father die an agonising death where there was nothing they could do for him and it's left me and my family with PTSD and just the deep, deep desire for this to be an option" Not all dying people will choose an assisted death, but the law to change so it is an an option.

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The National Assembly approved the bill, which is backed by President Emmanuel Macron, by 305 votes to 199. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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French MPs pass assisted dying bill as Macron hails ‘important step’ www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

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Tony's sister, Paola, travelled to Switzerland to avoid suffering and control her death. Tony wrote to every MP to share her story. This is his reflection on the replies he got ahead of Parliament voting again. #AssistedDying #YesToDignity

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The legislation is expected to pass, with polls showing more than 90% of French people in favour.

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French lawmakers approve assisted dying bill, paving the way for approval

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Oxford Union: ‘This House Believes the Right to Die is a Human Right’

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'Proud to be parliamentarians': How French MPs set aside divisions to back right to assisted dying

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Interesting development in France where the parliament voted for an assisted dying bill by 305 to 199. Global context influences the England & Wales bill, where MPs are now surrounded by other parliaments progressing a law change (Scotland, Isle of Man, Jersey, France…)

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France’s National Assembly votes in favour of legalising assisted dying

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"We are surrounded by progress and MPs have a chance to make history in the coming weeks. It’s clear that assisted dying is a movement whose time has come.”

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People like Keith deserve the choice to die on their own terms here at home. #YesToDignity

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Czechia poised for historic debate on legalizing assisted dying www.expats.cz/czech-news/a...

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