Bill for assisted death : Members of the House of Commons voted in favour of a bill on Friday that will enable terminally ill persons in England and Wales with less than six months to live the right to die with medical help if appropriate legislation is passed.
Information of Bill for assisted death here
The Finally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill can now go through an extended set of modifications in the House of Lords before becoming law, after receiving 330 votes in support and 275 against.
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This topic divided MPs deeply, and they were allowed a free vote without regard for party lines. ” Individuals around the nation will be paying extremely close consideration to current vote, but this is a matter of conscience,” said Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s spokesman, who voted in favour of the bill.
Anyone who coerces someone into taking fatal medicine or requesting assisted death faces a potential 14-year prison sentence under the legislation.
“We aren’t discussing about a choice between life or death; we are speaking about providing people an option about how to die,” Socialist MP Kim Leadbeater informed MPs during a five-hour debate in the Commons. Leadbeater introduced the legislation as a private member’s bill. She’s been aggressively advocating on this subject for weeks.
She has stated that her law provides “the most robust protections” when compared to any other assisted dying legislation in the world. The bill requires two independent doctors to approve the decision, followed by a high court judge and the person in question needing to administer the medications themselves.
The initiative has also received some high-profile support, including former Prime Minister David Cameron, who believes that those in misery and facing death should have the choice of lessening their suffering.
However, there are concerns about the bill, such as the risk of vulnerable persons being pressured into choosing assisted dying.
Neil Shastri-Hurst, a British Indian Conservative MP, supported the initiative, arguing that people should be able to die “the way they deserve.”
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak also voted for the bill. Meanwhile, Suella Braverman was one of those voting against.
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