Lord Cameron, assisted dying

Cameron changes mind to back assisted dying bill
Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has backed moves to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults. In an op-ed in the Times, Lord Cameron said that while he had opposed moves to legalise assisted dying in the past, he believed the current proposal was "not about ending life, it is about shortening death".
David Cameron backs assisted dying bill in shock U-turn by former prime minister
Lord David Cameron had previously opposed moves to legalise assisted dying - but has now come out in support for the idea ahead of a debate on Friday
David Cameron says he supports the assisted dying bill after voting against it in 2015
In a major boost to the legalisation campaign, Lord Cameron has argued the move would help bring about a "meaningful reduction in human suffering".
Last-minute lobbying ahead of major assisted dying vote
Last-minute lobbying is taking place across Parliament as MPs prepare to vote on an assisted dying bill for the first time in nearly a decade. If passed, Labour MP Kim Leadbeater's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would give people in England and Wales in certain circumstances the right to choose to end their own life.
Assisted dying vote on knife edge with as many as 150 MPs still undecided
Crucially, however, as many as 150 MPs are still wrestling with what to do, according to some tallies while around 25 are expected to abstain. It means the result is still too close to call as the undecideds could swing it, even just by failing to turn up at all.
David Cameron becomes first former PM to back assisted dying bill in major u-turn from previous vote
David Cameron has become the first former PM to back assisted dying in a major u-turn from his previous vote. Lord Cameron previously opposed the law change amid concerns vulnerable people would be "pressurised into hastening their own deaths".
How your MP is expected to vote on assisted dying
Parliament will vote on an assisted dying bill this Friday for the first time in nearly a decade. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater proposed the Private Members Bill in mid-October, which will legalise assisted death under certain conditions for terminally ill adults in England and Wales.
Assisted Dying Bill - everything you need to know on proposed new law
A proposed law could legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater has proposed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. She put forward the bill in October and a debate and first vote will take place on Friday.
Ex-PM David Cameron backs assisted dying bill
Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has backed moves to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults. In an op-ed in the Times, Lord Cameron said that while he had opposed moves to legalise assisted dying in the past,
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