MSP behind Scottish assisted dying Bill ‘delighted’ at Commons vote
The MSP behind the Scottish Bill to introduce assisted dying said he is “delighted” after similar legislation passed its first hurdle at Westminster. MPs voted 330 to 275 on Friday to approve Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at second reading.
MSP behind Scottish assisted dying plans ‘confident’ Holyrood will follow Westminster
The MSP behind plans to legalise assisted dying in Scotland has expressed confidence that Holyrood will follow Westminster by backing the controversial change. Liam McArthur said he was “delighted” that the House of Commons had approved Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at second reading.
Parliament votes to support assisted dying bill
Today in Westminster, the UK Parliament debated a bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales. Most MPs voted in favour of the bill, 330 in favour to 275 against. This means it will be debated in more detail by the House of Commons and House of Lords. This process will take many months.
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Victoria stands in for Laura this weekend! Today, we discuss the assisted dying bill, one of the most significant and sensitive topics to have been voted on by MPs in recent decades. We hear YOUR reaction to the bill and why it matters.
UK MPs back bill to legalise assisted dying
Britain’s MPs have voted to legalise assisted dying after an emotional and momentous House of Commons debate, heralding one of the biggest social changes the country has seen in decades. The vote to change the law to allow terminally ill people to end their lives was carried by 330 to 275 in a move that polls suggest is overwhelmingly backed by the public.
UK votes in favor of assisted dying bill
British lawmakers gave initial approval on Friday to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales, following an impassioned debate that saw people sharing personal stories of loss and suffering.
McArthur 'confident' MSPs will back assisted dying
The MSP hoping to make assisted dying legal in Scotland has said he is "confident" colleagues will back his bill, following a historic vote in Westminster. Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur said the Commons debate had "shown the UK Parliament at its best",
MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying
MPs have backed proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales in a historic vote which paves the way for a change in the law. In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs supported a bill which would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek help to end their own life by 330 to 275,
How your MP voted on the assisted dying bill
A bill to legalise assisted dying has passed an emotionally charged first Commons vote in what would be a landmark change to British law. MPs voted by 330 to 275 in favour of Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at second reading.
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