Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live will be given right to die under proposed legislation

Summary

MPs have taken a major step toward legalizing assisted dying in England and Wales by passing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which allows terminally ill adults with less than six months to live the right to end their lives, pending approval by two doctors and a high court judge.

The bill passed 330-275 but faces further parliamentary hurdles and a two-year implementation period.

Supporters see it as a milestone for personal choice, while opponents raise concerns over coercion, insufficient safeguards, and the ethical implications for healthcare and the state.

  • blackn1ght@feddit.ukEnglish
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    27 days ago

    It’s not illegal in the UK, although it used to be over 60 years ago. But yeah, people who survived the attempt could have gone to prison.