MPs to vote again on Assisted Dying Bill - will it pass and what has changed?
- Kim Leadbeater's Assisted Dying Bill returned to the Commons for debate on Friday, where MPs prepared to vote on amendments and the overall legislation.
- The Bill, initially passed in November by a 55 majority, faces changing support as 20 MPs have shifted positions amid concerns over safeguards and scrutiny.
- Key issues include a panel of experts replacing earlier processes, debate over banning assisted dying advertising, and an amendment preventing eligibility based solely on voluntary starvation.
- George Fielding warned of state-sanctioned suicide risks, while Kim Leadbeater said the Bill will be safer and workable, with her stating it should be the 'best and safest Bill possible.'
- The final third reading vote is expected next week amid demonstrations outside Parliament, with the outcome potentially affecting future legislation on assisted dying in England and Wales.
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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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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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