MP votes for assisted dying bill

We are political opponents, but we agree: the assisted dying bill should not pass
We are MPs from different parties with different political beliefs. But on the question of assisted suicide we share the same position: we will vote against its legalisation in Parliament.
Assisted dying bill splits UK parliament
Ahead of a hard-to-call vote on whether the terminally ill should be given help to end their lives, unlikely alliances are being formed.
MPs need assurance assisted dying Bill compatible with human rights – regulator
The Equality and Human Rights Commission said Parliament needs adequate time to scrutinise the proposed legislation.
British lawmakers to vote on assisted dying
British lawmakers must decide on Friday whether to support assisted dying in an emotional vote which has split parliament and the country.
Canada seen by some as cautionary tale for U.K.'s assisted dying bill
British lawmakers are set to vote on an assisted dying bill that many say could turn out like Canada's medical assistance in dying program, for better or for worse.
MP will not vote in favour of assisted dying bill
A Conservative MP said she would not vote in favour of the bill to legalise assisted dying. Sarah Bool, the MP for South Northamptonshire, said she was concerned the bill would put vulnerable people at risk.
Focus on families, says MP behind assisted dying bill
The MP behind a move to legalise assisted dying has urged politicians to focus on the families affected by "harrowing deaths" of some terminally ill people when they decide whether to back it or not.
How MPs are expected to vote so far on assisted dying
Parliament will vote on an assisted dying bill tomorrow for the first time in nearly a decade.Labour MP Kim Leadbeater proposed the Private Members Bill in mid-October, which will legalise assisted death under certain conditions for terminally ill adults in England and Wales.
MP votes for assisted dying bill after family loss
A Labour MP said he intended to vote in favour of a bill that would legalise assisted dying after the death of his mother-in-law shaped his view. Lee Barron, the MP for Corby and East Northamptonshire,
Assisted dying bill could be axed before MPs have chance to vote
While concerns have been raised over coercion and mission creep, Kim Leadbeater has described her Bill as the most robust in the world
David Cameron comes out in support of assisted dying bill
David Cameron has become the first former prime minister to come out in support of the assisted dying bill. The former Tory leader has written a piece in The Times explaining his decision, and saying that in the past he opposed moves to introduce measures allowing terminally ill people to end their own life.
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