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muriel_volestrangler

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Fri Jun 20, 2025, 09:34 AM Jun 20

Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after bill passed by MPs [View all]

Assisted dying is set to become law after a historic vote in parliament, as MPs passed Kim Leadbeater’s bill by 314 to 291 votes, a majority of 23, to legalise the procedure for terminally ill people.

Keir Starmer backed the bill which will now head to the House of Lords, though peers are not expected to block its progress.

It will give those with less than six months to live in England and Wales the right to an assisted death, after approval from two doctors and a panel including a psychiatrist, social worker and senior lawyer.
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Terminally ill people and families were in the public galleries watching the debate and at a rally in Parliament Square. But considerable concerns were raised by disability activists, who held a protest outside parliament, and MPs opposed to the bill made passionate pleas that it would lead to people being coerced into ending their lives early.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jun/20/assisted-dying-law-england-and-wales-bill-passed
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