The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the United Kingdom is scheduled for its second reading before the House of Lords on 12th September 2025. The Bill proposes safeguards, including independent approval by two doctors and an oversight panel, while explicitly excluding those whose conditions are limited to a disability or mental illness without terminal illness.
This raises complex legal, ethical, and social questions around autonomy, quality of life, and the role of law in end-of-life decisions. In Gibraltar, while the Lasting Powers of Attorney and Capacity Act 2018 provides for advance planning tools such as LPAs and Advance Decisions, there is currently no legislation on assisted dying.
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