MPs vote in favour of Assisted Dying Bill

MPs who backed assisted dying bill say concerns remain
MPs who voted in favour of the assisted dying bill have raised concerns about parts of it and want to see changes before giving it final approval. Some are worried about the bill's provisions to allow doctors to raise assisted dying as an option without the terminally ill patient having asked for it first.
MPs daren’t admit the awful truth about ‘assisted dying’
As Parliament debated the merits of enabling sociopaths to coerce the vulnerable into a premature death, a peculiar little row broke out. The Tory MP Danny Kruger – who opposes the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – had just uttered the words “assisted suicide”.
Assisted Dying: how MPs voted and what it tells us about ‘cross-party consensus’
The majority of Conservative MPs voted against (an 80/20 split, so a score of 0.60), along with most of the independents who voted, and the majority of the MPs from Northern Ireland (the DUP’s 1.0 score mirroring the Greens). And the SNP abstained en bloc.
Reaction split by MPs' assisted dying vote
MPs' historic vote to pave the way towards legalising assisted dying in England and Wales has been met with strong reaction. Adam Alderson, from Leyburn, North Yorkshire, has terminal cancer and said he was "really pleased" the bill had passed.
When do MPs vote on assisted dying? Everything you need to know
MPs will soon vote on legislation that would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales for terminally ill patients, marking a historic political event.
More than 30 MPs who voted in favour of assisted dying could still change their minds, analysis suggests
At least 36 MPs who voted in favour of assisted dying have indicated that they could change their minds at a later stage, new analysis suggests.
What does the assisted dying vote say about our changing society?
Westminster debates over assisted dying have been protracted and thorny; a similar bill was decisively rejected by MPs in 2015. But recent YouGov polling has shown "strong, bipartisan" support among the British public for legalising assisted dying for the terminally ill.
Why British MPs should vote for assisted dying
What is more, the principle of assisted dying has already been established. The courts have ruled that doctors can withdraw life support from patients in a vegetative state. And Britons are free to travel to Switzerland for an assisted death. Between 2016 and 2022, about 400 people did so.
What is in the new assisted dying Bill MPs are considering?
There was also a Bill proposed in the House of Lords during the 2021/2022 session which reached a second reading in the chamber, while Westminster Hall debates on assisted dying took place in July 2022 and April 2024.
How north London MPs voted on the assisted dying bill
Assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales after proposals cleared their first parliamentary hurdle.
British MPs vote in favour of assisted dying
There were no loud cheers when, on the afternoon of November 29th, the Speaker of the House of Commons announced that MPs had voted in favour of legalising assisted dying in England and Wales. It is,
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Palliative care doctors in UK say assisted suicide bill rests on ‘misconceptions’
The Association of Palliative Medicine in the U.K. is opposed to changing the law on assisted suicide in England and Wales.
Assisted Dying: What's next for Scotland?
As MPs back proposals for assisted dying in England & Wales, what's next for Scotland?