Assisted suicide in the United Kingdom Medical Journal published an editorial arguing that medical organisations like the British Medical Association ought to drop their opposition to assisted dying and take a neutral stance so as to enable Parliament to debate the issue and not have what Raymond Tallis described as a "disproportionate influence on the decision". In 2014, Labour peer Lord Falconer introduced an Assisted Dying Bill into the House of Lords. The bill proposed that terminally ill patients with a life expectancy of less than six months be given the option of a medically assisted death, subject to legal safeguards. The bill reached committee stage
Belgium at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Belgium at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics Belgium will compete at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014. Belgium qualified a male archer from its performance at the 2013 World Archery Youth Championships. Belgium qualified four athletes. Belgium qualified a girls' team based on the 1 June 2014 FIBA 3x3 National Federation Rankings. Belgium qualified a boys' and girls' team based on its ranking issued by the UCI. Belgium qualified one team of two athletes based on the 8 June 2014 IGF Combined World Amateur Golf Rankings. Belgium qualified one athlete based