Another British MP Will Vote Against the Dangerous Assisted Suicide Bill

Another British MP Will Vote Against the Dangerous Assisted Suicide Bill

In a further blow to Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill, another MP who initially backed the Bill at Second Reading has indicated he has changed his mind, and will vote against it at next month’s Third Reading vote. Explaining his reasoning, Liberal Democrat MP Brian Mathew expressed his concerns about terminally ill people feeling they “have become a burden upon their family”, saying “I share the concerns of many constituents that individua…

Religious leaders in France urge parliamentarians to reject assisted-dying Bill

RELIGIOUS leaders in France have urged parliamentarians to reject a Bill, which has President Emmanuel Macron’s backing, to permit assisted dying. They warn that it risks undermining the country’s “social and ethical foundations”. “Behind an appar...

Support for assisted suicide Bill “ebbing away” as another MP indicates they will now vote against it

In a further blow to Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill, another MP who initially backed the Bill at Second Reading has indicated he has changed his mind, and will vote against it at next month’s Third Reading vote. Explaining his reasoning, Liberal Democrat MP Brian Mathew expressed his concerns about terminally ill people feeling they “have become a burden upon their family”, saying “I share the concerns of many constituents that individua…