International experts
Commons votes 330 to 275 in favour
Those with intellectual disabilities ‘particularly vulnerable’
“It cannot be limited or regulated”
Assisted Suicide
After citizens’ assembly voted in favour
Eight-month old passed away in her mother’s arms
MPs support motion to strengthen suicide prevention
Several groups representing people living with disability are suing in the US District Court for the Central District of California to have the state’s End of Life Option Act (EOLOA) be declared unlawful and unconstitutional. “Policies that make it easier for disabled people to die with help from their doctors are especially dangerous,” said Jules […]
Portugal’s top court has rejected a bill seeking to legalise Assisted Suicide, where patients could seek assistance from a doctor to end their lives. On Monday, the country’s Constitutional Court blocked the law, which had been passed by parliament, saying it was imprecise and it threatened the principle of “inviolability of life”. The judges rejected […]