Kim Leadbetter has agreed to postpone implementing her proposed assisted dying law until 2029, after the next election, raising the possibility that the troubled legislation will be put out of its misery.
Dr Rachel Nicoll was a supporter of assisted suicide but Kim Leadbetter's awful bill has convinced her to reconsider. Here are the reasons she thinks letting doctors help kill their patients would be dangerous.
We catch up with the Telegraph's Madeline Grant to discuss whether Starmer's Army is up to snuff, her favourite MPs to sketch and her bizarre dispute with a Labour MP over her coverage of the assisted dying debate.
The rushed passage of the Assisted Dying Bill, pushed through by powerful lobby groups, has left many wondering what's really behind the rush and who's pulling the strings, says Charlotte Gill.
The assisted suicide Bill is epochal because it takes liberalism to its zenith: the state stepping in to kill citizens to make them free and equal, says Dr David McGrogan. But how far down does the slippery slope go?
MPs have voted in favour of legalising assisted suicide as Labour's massive majority allowed the legislation to clear its first hurdle in the House of Commons by 330 votes to 275.
Is there a right to die? As the Assisted Dying Bill vote looms, Prof James Alexander ponders the issues, asking if the whole debate would change if we think of it in terms of duties instead of rights.
