UK MPs vote again on assisted dying bill in Commons
MPs will vote again on a bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to seek medical assistance to die.
OriginalSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished14:20 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityPublished14:20 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
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Key points
- Polly Toynbee appeals to MPs to support Lauren Edwards’s assisted dying bill.
- The bill seeks a second reading in the Commons to allow dying adults to request assistance with dying.
- Toynbee cites harrowing examples and reports to argue for immediate parliamentary vote.
- She contrasts Commons support with Lords filibuster that blocked the measure for 16 days.
- Humanists UK notes deaths at Dignitas since the bill entered the Lords as context.
Other reports
- SourceBBCUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at BBCSourceBBCUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at BBC
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7 7 UK MPs vote again on assisted dying bill in Commons
MPs will vote again on a bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to seek medical assistance to die.