UK parliament votes for assisted dying, paving way for historic law change

Reuters ^ | June 20, 20259:53 AM CDT | Sarah Young and Andrew Macaskill

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Summary

• Legislation passed by vote of 314-291
• Bill now heads to the House of Lords
• Margin narrowed from initial vote last year
• Supporters say law change will prevent unnecessary suffering
• Opponents worry about people being coerced into choosing death

LONDON, June 20 (Reuters) - Britain's parliament voted on Friday in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying, paving the way for the country's biggest social change in a generation.

The legislation passed by a vote of 314-291, clearing its biggest parliamentary hurdle.

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The "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)" law would give mentally competent, terminally ill adults in England and Wales with six months or less left to live the right to choose to end their lives with medical help.

The bill now proceeds to Britain's upper chamber, the House of Lords, where it will undergo months of scrutiny. While there could be further amendments, the unelected Lords will be reluctant to block legislation that has been passed by elected members of the House of Commons.

The vote puts Britain on course to follow Australia, Canada and other countries, as well as some U.S. states, in permitting assisted dying.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour government was neutral on the legislation, meaning politicians...

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The socialists are using this as an excuse to murder even more people then they do now.

Google: liverpool care pathway scandal, dailymail

Many articles. The NHS changed the name but the killing still goes on.
The hospitals here in the USA were paid to deny care for people who had the covid flu.
Money talks with some!

Hospitals bribed to put patients on pathway to death
Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2223286/Hospitals-bribed-patients-pathway-death-Cash-incentive-NHS-trusts-meet-targets-Liverpool-Care-Pathway.html
Oct 25, 2012 — Hospitals are paid millions to hit targets for the number of patients who die on the Liverpool Care Pathway, the Mail can reveal.

They have been murdering 120,000 people a year. You are put on a death list unknown to you. This due to your age and medical history.

If you call for help they will not show up, if someone else calls and you are picked up then you could wait in the ambulance at the hospital or on a gurney in the hall. If you have relatives come with you and are put in a room, what the staff will not tell them is the patient will not get any medical care or water.
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How long does it take to die once you are in the liverpool care pathway
It usually involves the withdrawal of nutrition and fluids and increases the amount of sedative and pain relief administered to the patient. If the Care Pathway is initiated and progressed appropriately death usually occurs within 29 hours