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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.
The phrase "assisted dying" is often used instead of physician-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. Bills to legalise assisted dying have been introduced multiple times in Parliament since the 1930s, but none have passed. [4]
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s controversial legislation to be published
Lawmakers in Britain gave initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives in England and Wales in a vote in the House of Commons on Friday.
The law, whose passage isn't a sure thing, would legalize "assisted dying" in England and Wales for patients with six months or less to live. Assisted suicide bill advances in England after ...
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]
Here is a round-up of the situation with legislation at Westminster and other parts of the UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies. Assisted Dying: What is happening at Westminster with the new Bill ...
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”.