US EditionUK parliament votes for assisted dying paving way for historic law change
ENGLAND AND WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, JUN 20 – Britain’s Parliament voted 314-291 to legalise assisted dying, allowing terminally ill adults with six months or less to live to seek medical help to end their lives under strict safeguards.
- On Friday, June 20, 2025, the UK Parliament voted 314-291 to move forward with legislation that would permit assisted dying for mentally competent adults in England and Wales who are terminally ill.
- The bill follows a decade since the last parliamentary vote against assisted dying and responds to growing public backing and appeals from terminally ill patients.
- The legislation allows mentally competent adults diagnosed with a terminal illness, expected to cause death within six months, to request medical assistance with safeguards involving two doctors and a panel.
- Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who introduced the bill, expressed strong confidence in the legislation's comprehensive protections, while the charity Dignity in Dying described the vote as a landmark moment for assisted dying in the UK.
- The bill now moves to the House of Lords for months of scrutiny, with opponents citing risks of coercion and concerns about palliative care funding implications.
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