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
5 hours ago By Sophie Law, Charlotte Andrews & Marcus White, BBC News PA Media Hamish had neuroblastoma and was given three months to live A mother has admitted giving her terminally ill seven-year-old son a large dose of morphine to stop his suffering and “quietly end his life”. Antonya Cooper, from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, said her son … Read more
23 minutes ago Zhara Simpson,Ammar Ebrahim BBC Route one has been approved by Jersey’s States Assembly Jersey politicians have voted to approve plans to allow assisted dying for those with a terminal illness “causing unbearable suffering”. The States Assembly has been debating two routes through which people who have lived in Jersey for longer than … Read more
Christine Campbell has ovarian cancer and says the health system is not fit for purpose. Source link
Seb Dean, 18, has terminal cancer and is also one of only 11 people with a rare genetic condition. Source link
Around 100 people who were denied fast-tracked disability benefits died while challenging the decision. Source link
Susan Lowe is among the carers who struggled to get pain relief for a loved one during the pandemic. Source link