Tag Archives: State-assisted suicide

Assisted dying: emotional blackmail no longer working

Posted on September 11, 2026 by wonkypolicywonk

So, the NHS-Assisted Suicide Bill that just will not die is back in the House of Commons later today, with Labour’s Lauren Edwards MP set to kick off the Second Reading of the very same – so identically flawed – … Continue reading →

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Walking dead: Keir Starmer, Lauren Edwards and the new but identically flawed NHS-assisted suicide PMB

Posted on June 15, 2026 by wonkypolicywonk

So, Labour MP Lauren Edwards – who, as noted on this blog last month, came second in the recent Private Members’ Bill (PMB) ballot – has opted to re-introduce Kim Leadbeater’s deeply flawed and defeated NHS-assisted suicide Bill in the … Continue reading →

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Better off dead: the NHS-assisted suicide PMB

Posted on May 22, 2026 by wonkypolicywonk

As noted on this blog in April, supporters of NHS-assisted suicide reacted to the long, slow death of Kim Leadbeater’s inadequately scrutinised Private Members’ Bill (PMB) in the House of Lords by revealing a somewhat undemocratic plan to “table an … Continue reading →

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