Waqf Amendment Bill JPC Chairman and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jagdambika Pal. File | Photo Credit: ANI The parliamentary committee scrutinising the Waqf (Amendment) Bill has sought details from various State governments about the veracity and updated details of Waqf properties which, according to the Sachar committee, they had occupied in an unauthorised manner, … Read more
BBC Nik Ward is disappointed the bill has passed and worries about its implications for vulnerable people Terminally ill people are a step closer to being able to choose when they die after MPs voted to support a proposed change to the law. The right to an assisted death will be granted to people with … Read more
EPA On Friday, after weeks of fierce and passionate debate, MPs began their formal scrutiny of the bill that would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek help to end their own life. It was a day of tears, hope, relief and fear. This is the story of how it … Read more
MPs’ vote to back the legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales is historic. It means such a law has moved a step closer – but it is only one step along a lengthy path likely to last many months. There are still many parliamentary hoops the Terminally Ill (End of Life) Bill must … Read more
Getty Images Childline founder Esther Rantzen wants assisted dying to be legalised Dame Esther Rantzen has said she thought she would be “long gone” by the time MPs debated assisted dying. The broadcaster previously revealed she had joined Dignitas, the assisted dying clinic in Switzerland, after a terminal lung cancer diagnosis. The Terminally Ill Adults … Read more
Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has backed moves to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults. In an article in The Times, Lord Cameron said that while he had opposed moves to legalise assisted dying in the past, he believed the current proposal was “not about ending life, it is about shortening death“. Previously … Read more
Liz Kendall defends assisted dying bill safeguards The assisted dying bill has been defended by Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall who told the BBC it was about the “right to choose”. She refused to criticise Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, who wrote to her constituents this weekend saying the proposed changes would create a “slippery … Read more
Reuters Labour MP Kim Leadbeater says the UK’s current law is not fit for purpose The MP behind a bid to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has argued it would help stop people experiencing “very harrowing” deaths, as she unveiled details of her proposals. Under a bill published on Monday, terminally ill adults … Read more
The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements. Source link
Getty Images Police will no longer be able to hold people who are being detained for mental health reasons in police cells, under government plans for England and Wales. Officers can currently use cells as a “place of safety” for up to 24 hours to allow those needing immediate care to be assessed by a … Read more