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MPs have backed a proposed law that would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people, in the first vote on the issue in a decade.. The vote on Friday, which resulted in 330 MPs in favour ...
Assisted dying bill: How did my MP vote? Bishop of London says ‘today’s vote is not the end of the debate’ 16:58, Jabed Ahmed. Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally, the Church of England's lead ...
The most significant Commons vote on social policy since abortion was legalised in the 1960s has seen MPs agree to the principle of the state assisting in people’s deaths for the first time
Despite supporting the principle of assisted dying long before I became an MP, I can’t support today’s bill. It’s rightly a free vote and a matter of conscience for MPs, but the system ...
Mr Kruger said he remains opposed to assisted dying but will, as one of the 23 MPs on the committee, “do my job and try and make sure the Bill is as good as it can be and as safe as it can be”.
[28] [29] [30] They argued the Assisted Dying (No 2) Bill 2015 was published seven weeks before MPs voted on it however this bill was published 18 days ahead of its second reading. They said that this, along with this Parliament introducing a significantly above average of new MPs, made the process flawed and did not give the bill proper scrutiny.
He sympathised for those enduring suffering but was worried about unintended consequences if the bill were to pass. [14] In January 2025, McMurdock voted along with other Reform UK MPs for a new national inquiry into rape gangs. Reform UK was the only party to vote in unison. The amendment was defeated by 364 votes to 111. [15] [16] [17] [18]
The assisted dying bill is now scrutinised by MPs at committe stage before it returns to the Commons ... Lib Dem MP for Chelmsford Marie Goldman said that her vote in favour on Friday was “by no ...