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World news | The Guardian Jun 16

Labour MP bringing back assisted dying bill urges House of Lords to finish its job

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/16/mp-lauren-edwards-assisted-dying-bill-lords-commons

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Labour MP bringing back assisted dying bill urges House of Lords to finish its job

Lauren Edwards dismisses party internal concerns and criticises ‘anti-democratic’ way bill was halted

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Jun 16

Labour MP bringing back assisted dying bill urges House of Lords to finish its job https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/16/mp-lauren-edwards-assisted-dying-bill-lords-commons #AssistedDying #HouseOfCommons #HouseOfLords #Politics #Society #UkNews

Labour MP bringing back assisted dying bill urges House of Lords to finish its job

Lauren Edwards dismisses party internal concerns and criticises ‘anti-democratic’ way bill was halted

The Guardian

Emeritus Prof. Christopher May Jun 14

So the first time round the Assisted Dying bill prompted a range of fraught discussions & disagreements and finally rain into the ground in the House of Lords.

Now, it is being resurrected as another Private Members Bill, this time sponsored by Labour MP Lauren Edwards.

It will be interesting to see how it plays out this time - people's positions have solidified, but will the cabal in the House of Lords be willing to block it *again*?

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/14/assisted-dying-bill-return-commons-lauren-edwards

Assisted dying bill set to return to the Commons

Labour MP Lauren Edwards to use private members bill to put issue before MPs again

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Jun 14

Assisted dying bill set to return to the Commons https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/14/assisted-dying-bill-return-commons-lauren-edwards #AssistedDying #UkNews #Politics #Law #Society #HouseOfCommons #HouseOfLords

Assisted dying bill set to return to the Commons

Labour MP Lauren Edwards to use private members bill to put issue before MPs again

The Guardian

CBC Sudbury Jun 6

Sault Ste. Marie man wants to offer ‘competitive alternatives’ to medical assistance in dying
The founder of a start-up called Right to Live Canada, Eric Holmes says MAID could be avoided in some cases if patients had better housing or financial outcomes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/medical-assistance-in-dying-alternative-9.7221926?cmp=rss

Tim Green Jun 4

AI proposals to assess capacity for assisted dying raise serious concerns about reliability, bias, and accountability. Human oversight, clear standards, and staged autonomy remain crucial in ensuring ethical and safe decision-making.
Discover more at https://smarterarticles.co.uk/ai-and-the-right-to-die-why-capacity-cannot-be-automated?pk_campaign=rss-feed
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AI and the Right to Die: Why Capacity Cannot Be Automated

The room, in the scenario its designer envisages, is small and clean. It contains a chair, a screen, a microphone, and nothing else. Th...

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CBC Health Jun 1

Manitoba MAID law 'punishing' 94-year-old woman, pro-choice group says
A 94-year-old Steinbach, Man., woman has stopped taking her heart medication and antibiotics in the hopes of hastening her death after she was refused medical assistance in dying, or MAID, earlier this year.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/maid-law-94-year-old-pro-choice-group-9.7217602?cmp=rss