Assisted Dying in Pregnancy Would Be Even More Dangerous for Women of Colour

Assisted dying in pregnancy would be even more dangerous for women of colour

A scary part of the Assisted Dying bill could be even more dangerous for women of colour. Previously, the Canary revealed that under current plans, pregnant people would be able to seek assisted dying. Assisted dying on pregnancy Lord Falconer, a sponsor of the bill, was brought to task during the House of Lords committee stage last week. He faced amendments on pregnancy and pushback from peers, including Tanni Grey-Thompson. She implored Falcon…

Pregnant women should be eligible for assisted suicide, says Bill sponsor

Lord Falconer, the sponsor of the assisted suicide Bill in the House of Lords, has said that “pregnancy should not be a bar” to receiving state assisted suicide under his assisted suicide Bill. Lord Falconer made the comment during the third Committee stage sitting of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Lords, which would legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales for those with a prognosis of six months or less.  Lo…

Experts ‘highly critical’ of assisted-dying Bill, committee hears

SCRUTINY in the House of Lords “should never be conflated with obstruction”, the Bishop of Newcastle, Dr Helen-Ann Hartley, wrote last week, in a joint letter with six other members of the Select Committee that heard evidence on the Terminally Ill...