At last, the chance to legalise assisted dying in the UK – and end the untold, unnecessary anguish
Polly Toynbee
Tory MPs opposed to this human right have been swept away. On Friday in the Lords, a path towards choice will finally be set, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
Assisted dying bill to be introduced into House of Lords
Keir Starmer under pressure to allow vote as private member’s bill to be introduced in upper chamber
Woman who went with Briton to Dignitas sues police over her arrest
Woman who admitted ending terminally ill son’s life in 1981 dies
UK woman admits helping end life of terminally ill son
June 2024
More than 130 patients in NSW died through voluntary assisted dying in program’s first three months
‘I want a choice’: terminally ill women urge early Commons vote on assisted dying
The ultimate choice: an assisted dying special
The principle of assisted dying – and the practice
The ultimate choice: an assisted dying special
‘We wouldn’t let animals die in misery. Why should humans?’: Susan Hampshire on why dying must be a choice
Rishi Sunak says he is not opposed to assisted dying
The ultimate choice: an assisted dying special
‘My mother’s death left me with an urgent mission’: Rachael Stirling on sharing Diana Rigg’s views on assisted dying
The ultimate choice: an assisted dying special
‘After I spoke publicly about it, one woman told me I was in a death cult’: Jonathan Dimbleby on assisted dying
The ultimate choice: an assisted dying special
‘The flight to Zurich sounds like the worst mini-break possible’: Julian Barnes on why Britain must legalise assisted dying
The ultimate choice: an assisted dying special
‘While I am healthy now, I’d like to have a little lethal concoction waiting for the right moment’: Prue Leith on the right to die
The ultimate choice: an assisted dying special
‘I will probably not be given the chance to die in my favourite place’: Esther Rantzen on the right to choose a good death
May 2024
Allowing euthanasia for mental suffering is problematic
Letter: The job of clinicians is to provide hope, not to endorse hopelessness, argue Julian C Hughes, Jonathan Cavanagh, Allan House and Alan Thomas
Assisted dying legislation will not harm disabled people
Letters: Charles Warlow and Prof Ben Colburn respond to an interview with Liz Carr who campaigns against assisted dying
Jersey approves plans to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults
Brief letters
CS Lewis should have tried self-reflection
Observer TV reviews
The week in TV: Better Off Dead?; Bridgerton; The Gathering; The Big Cigar – review
