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On 13 March, Starmer pledged to give MPs a vote on assisted suicide if Labour won the 2024 general election. [6] On 29 April 2024, MPs debated assisted suicide after a petition on UK Parliament petitions website reached the 100,000 signature threshold. [7] [8] By the time of the debate it had reached over 200,000 signatures.
Assisted suicide is the ending of one's own life with the assistance of another. It is currently illegal under the law of the United Kingdom.In England and Wales, the Suicide Act 1961 prohibits "aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring the suicide of another" with a penalty of up to 14 years' imprisonment. [1]
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s controversial legislation to be published
Assisted dying would give society a better approach to the end of life, the MP leading a push for a change to the law has said, but opponents warned against bringing in a “state suicide service”.
Jenny Carruthers, who is terminally ill and a supporter of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill, waits in Parliament Square while British lawmakers debate whether to allow assisted dying ...
The phrase "assisted dying" is often used instead of assisted suicide by proponents of legalisation and the media when used in the context of a medically assisted suicide for the purpose of relieving suffering. "Assisted dying" is also the phrase used by politicians when bills are proposed in parliament. [11]
Implementing a new assisted dying law could come at the expense of other NHS services, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has suggested. The Cabinet minister – who plans to vote against the assisted ...
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