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MPs to vote again on Assisted Dying Bill - will it pass and what has changed?
- The Assisted Dying Bill, proposing to allow some terminally ill adults to end their lives, returns to the Commons for amendment votes expected next week after first passing in November with a 55 majority.
- The bill’s return follows shifts in MP support, with 20 changing their votes and debates over safeguards, especially concerning protections for vulnerable groups such as those with eating disorders.
- Campaigners warn that current safeguards might not exclude people with anorexia from eligibility, citing risks from other countries where assisted deaths included individuals with severe mental illnesses.
- Labour minister Sir Chris Bryant said he abstained previously but will now vote for the bill after hearing ample debate and stories of despair among affected people.
- The bill’s outcome could significantly affect vulnerable people’s care and rights, but concerns remain about its safety and potential political divisiveness ahead of future elections.
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MPs Back Ban on Advertising Assisted Suicide, But Remain Divided on Leadbeater’s Bill
MPs in the House of Commons have voted in favour of banning advertisements for assisted suicide, if the service becomes legal. On Friday, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill returned to the Commons for its second day at Report Stage, where members continued debating and voting on amendments. The measures were outlined in a clause put forward by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who sponsors the Private Member’s Bill. MPs argued that legal safeg…
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The Independent (US)Adverts for assisted dying to be debated by MPs as bill returns to Parliament
Kim Leadbeater, who introduced the bill, said advertising the measures ‘would feel inappropriate’
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