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Liam McArthur MSP appearance at Parliament’s Finance & Public Administration Committee
How might #AssistedDying affect end-of-life discussions and palliative care? Last month, Liam McArthur MSP appeared before…
Fate Public Meeting November 21st 2024
Fate Public Meeting
Friends at the End welcomes passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Friends at the End has today welcomed the decision by MPs to progress the Terminally Ill…
Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill (Scotland) Bill – further updates
The results of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee call for views show that an…
Assisted dying law change backed by ‘citizens’ jury’
The first “citizens’ jury” on assisted dying in England has backed a change in the law…
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill (Scotland) Bill
FATE Submission to Scottish Committee Inquiry FATE today made its submission to the ongoing call for…
FATE does a lot more than campaign to change the law on Assisted Dying
Our Services Welcome to Friends at the End (FATE), where we provide comprehensive support and advocacy…
A Labour Government brings assisted dying one step closer in the UK
FATE welcomes the election of the new Labour Government The general election result comes at a…
Strong demand for VAD in NSW
28 June 2024 Strong demand for VAD in NSW NSW is embracing voluntary assisted dying as…
Decade since historic assisted dying ruling
Today marks a decade since the historic judgement that ruled against the right to die. The…
‘I will probably not be given the chance to die in my favourite place’: Esther Rantzen on the right to choose a good death
A cancer diagnosis has reinforced the presenter’s belief that the time for change has come Esther…
What next for the UK’s approach to choice at the end of life?
The debate around assisted dying has been growing with debates in parliament alongside high public support…
Urgent support
We support people facing the end of life and promote choice at that time; we don’t provide information about methods of ending life. For urgent support, Samaritans are on 116 123, free, day or night. Breathing Space is on 0800 83 85 87. For questions about your own care, your GP or palliative care team is the right first call.