MSP behind Scottish assisted dying plans ‘confident’ Holyrood will follow Westminster
Liam McArthur ‘delighted’ by Commons vote to legalise assisted dying as he maintains Scotland will follow suit next year
MSP behind Scottish assisted dying Bill ‘delighted’ at Commons vote
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Victoria stands in for Laura this weekend! Today, we discuss the assisted dying bill, one of the most significant and sensitive topics to have been voted on by MPs in recent decades. We hear YOUR reaction to the bill and why it matters.
UK MPs back bill to legalise assisted dying
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British lawmakers gave initial approval on Friday to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales, following an impassioned debate that saw people sharing personal stories of loss and suffering.
McArthur 'confident' MSPs will back assisted dying
The MSP hoping to make assisted dying legal in Scotland has said he is "confident" colleagues will back his bill, following a historic vote in Westminster. Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur said the Commons debate had "shown the UK Parliament at its best",
MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying
MPs have backed proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales in a historic vote which paves the way for a change in the law. In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs supported a bill which would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek help to end their own life by 330 to 275,
How your MP voted on the assisted dying bill
A bill to legalise assisted dying has passed an emotionally charged first Commons vote in what would be a landmark change to British law. MPs voted by 330 to 275 in favour of Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at second reading.
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