UK Parliament Votes in Favor of Bill Allowing Doctors to Kill Their Patients

Andreas Wailzer : Dec 2, 2024
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In a 330-275 vote, the UK Parliament advanced the highly controversial 'Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill' that allows doctors to euthanize their patients under certain conditions. There will now be a third reading.

(London) — [LifeSiteNews.com] The British Parliament has voted in favor of a bill permitting doctors to help patients kill themselves. (Image: iStock-David Hills)

In a 330-275 vote, the UK Parliament advanced proposed highly controversial assisted dying legislation, the 'Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill' that allows doctors to euthanize their patients under certain conditions. There will now be a third reading.

The outcome of the vote was unclear beforehand, as the bill was highly contested and faced opposition across party lines. The vote was considered a matter of conscience, meaning that MPs were not expected to vote alongside their party's position. Former Conservative leader Rishi Sunak voted for the measure whereas the new leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch, voted against it.

The bill, first introduced by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, allows adults who are estimated to have less than six months to live the option to kill themselves with the help of doctors. According to the proposed legislation, two doctors and one judge need to approve each case.

The bill will now move on to a third reading—the committee and report stages—where it will be further scrutinized by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The bill, with any possible amendments added during this stage, will then be voted on again by Parliament. This process will not begin before April 2025.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting from the governing left-wing Labour Party said beforehand that he would vote against the bill because the UK's end-of-life care was not formidable enough to support it. According to the parliamentary record, Prime Minister Keir Starmer voted in favor of the bill... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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