Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after bill passed by MPs | Assisted dying
By: Jessica Elgot and Rowena Mason | Published: 2025-06-20 13:59:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Assisted dying is set to become law after a historic vote in parliament, as MPs passed Kim Leadbeater’s bill by 314 to 291 votes, a majority of 23, to legalise the procedure for terminally ill people.
Keir Starmer backed the bill, which will head to the House of Lords, though peers are not expected to block its progress.
It will give those with less than six months to live in England and Wales the right to an assisted death, after approval from two doctors and a panel including a psychiatrist, social worker and senior lawyer.
Opening the debate, Leadbeater said that now was the moment to seize, to “correct the profound injustices of the status quo and to offer a compassionate and safe choice to terminally ill people who want to make it”.
The Labour MP for Spen Valley said it was…
