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Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Oct. 31 2024
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The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill seeks to legalise assisted dying for people with terminal illnesses. This briefing outlines the current law in Scotland in relation to assisted dying as well as the policy background to the Bill. It also explores public opinion and assisted dying internationally. It then goes on to detail the Bill’s provisions as well as some of the issues raised

Found: The current guidance – Suicide: policy for prosecutors in respect of cases of encouraging or assisting

Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Oct. 31 2024
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The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill seeks to legalise assisted dying for adults with terminal illnesses. This briefing outlines the current law in Scotland in relation to assisted dying as well as the policy background to the Bill. It also explores public opinion and assisted dying internationally. It then goes on to detail the Bill’s provisions as well as some of the issues raised

Found: The current guidance – Suicide: policy for prosecutors in respect of cases of encouraging or assisting

Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - Republished
Nov. 04 2024
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The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill seeks to legalise assisted dying for adults with a terminal illness. This briefing outlines the current law in Scotland in relation to assisted dying as well as the policy background to the Bill. It also explores public opinion and assisted dying internationally. It then goes on to detail the Bill’s provisions as well as some of the issues raised

Found: Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill seeks to legalise assisted dying for adults with a terminal illness.

Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - Republished
Nov. 04 2024
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The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill seeks to legalise assisted dying for adults with a terminal illness. This briefing outlines the current law in Scotland in relation to assisted dying as well as the policy background to the Bill. It also explores public opinion and assisted dying internationally. It then goes on to detail the Bill’s provisions as well as some of the issues raised

Found: Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill seeks to legalise assisted dying for adults with a terminal illness.

Bill Documents
20 Mar 2025 - Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Dr Vicki Ibbett, MRCPsych, NHS Speciality Doctor in Psychiatry (TIAB434)
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26

Found: In such cases where a resolution of the precipitating factor is anticipated, it would be inappropriate

Scottish Parliament Committee
Lead Committee report by the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on the general principles of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.
 Stage 1 report: Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill

Report Apr. 30 2025

Committee: Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Found: ) for not including a timescale for life expectancy in the definition of terminal illness.

Westminster Hall
Assisted Dying - Mon 29 Apr 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Tonia Antoniazzi (Lab - Gower) Gentleman’s point that the law is changing in other countries and in parts of the UK. - Speech Link
2: David Davis (Con - Haltemprice and Howden) For most of my life, I have been disinclined to accept the arguments of people who are in favour of assisted - Speech Link
3: Paul Blomfield (Lab - Sheffield Central) My remarks are based on those opting for terminal illness alone, because it is the approach of most countries - Speech Link
4: Paul Blomfield (Lab - Sheffield Central) Not a single jurisdiction that has defined its law in terms of terminal illness has chosen to broaden - Speech Link
5: Robin Millar (Con - Aberconwy) In Scotland, the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill includes a definition of terminal - Speech Link

Select Committee
Second Report - Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide

Report Feb. 29 2024

Committee: Health and Social Care Committee (Department: Department of Health and Social Care)

Found: the UK 77 Quality of palliative and end of life care in the UK 78 Demand for PEoLC in the UK 80Variations

Select Committee
2023-07-04 10:00:00+01:00

Oral Evidence Jul. 04 2023

Inquiry: Assisted dying/assisted suicide
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Health and Social Care Committee (Department: Department of Health and Social Care)

Found: They are not much more difficult than, for example, cases of terminal sedation or other difficult

Select Committee
2023-06-06 09:30:00+01:00

Oral Evidence Jun. 06 2023

Inquiry: Assisted dying/assisted suicide
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Health and Social Care Committee (Department: Department of Health and Social Care)

Found: possibility of terminal sedation, and I have the utmost respect for my colleagues and the nurses in