The Long Debate on Assisted Dying

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High court signoff in England and Wales assisted dying bill to be scrapped Kim Leadbeater will submit what she calls ‘judge plus’ amendments to her bill

Interesting (to me) that the idea of a panel makes the Assisted Dying Bill even more like the 1936 Voluntary Euthanasia (Legalisation) Bill, the first discussion of the subject in parliament

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Really recommend reading George's article about the 1936 push for euthanasia, featuring an incredibly misjudged use of Captain Oates as an analogy for the merits of assisted dying.

I wrote this for History Today. It isn’t very Christmassy but it’s free to read for the next few days.