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Advising the terminally ill: addressing legal, financial, and emotional needs
I was very sad to read the news recently that Sir Chris Hoy has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. My thoughts are with him ...
MPs need assurance assisted dying Bill compatible with human rights – regulator
The Equality and Human Rights Commission said Parliament needs adequate time to scrutinise the proposed legislation.
Assisted Dying Bill: How Are MPs Planning To Vote?
On Friday, MPs will vote on Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Assisted Dying Bill. If passed by parliament, the legislation would ...
What is a private members bill ahead of controversial assisted dying vote?
Tomorrow MPs will vote on the highly controversial assisted dying bill, which seeks to grant adults suffering from terminal ...
Thousands of terminally ill pensioners cruelly denied Winter Fuel Payment figures reveal
Marie Curie is now calling on the Government to guarantee that any person with a terminal illness receives the allowance.
‘I need the option of ending my life peacefully’: Independent readers debate the assisted dying bill
Many shared their personal experiences amid a heated debate, with supporters advocating for patient choice as critics raised ...
New 50 per cent energy bill social tariff could replace £300 Winter Fuel Payments
A 50 per cent social tariff could lift as many as 54,000 (45%) dying people out of fuel poverty, a report has found.
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British citizens ‘confused’ over definition of assisted suicide ahead of Parliament vote
Britain’s leading Catholic bioethics organization says there is “widespread confusion” about the issue of legalizing assisted ...
Assisted dying is a slippery slope turning NHS into the ‘national death service’, warns Tory grandee
Exclusive: Dr Liam Fox has warned that the safeguards included in the bill are ‘completely false’ – his intervention follows ...
What older people who are 'tired of life' can tell us about the assisted dying debate
"I can totally relate to tiredness of life. Guess what? I saw a beautiful sunrise yesterday morning, acknowledged it, and ...
More than 40,000 terminally ill pensioners lose winter fuel payment
Tens of thousands of terminally ill pensioners have lost their winter fuel payments ahead of what is likely to be their last ...
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37% of older people ‘will find it hard to manage without winter fuel payment’
Nearly a quarter (24%) spent their winter fuel payment on cooking meals, the charity found. Over a third of older people (37%) said they would find it difficult to manage financially without their ...