Posted on 09/15/2026 12:29:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Assisted suicide is legal in several countries, including Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland, as well as parts of the US, although eligibility rules vary. UK lawmakers on Friday rejected legislation that would have allowed terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives.
Following an impassioned four-hour debate in the House of Commons, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was rejected by 286 votes to 270.
The outcome marked a notable reversal from last year, when an almost identical bill passed with a majority of 23 votes. The bill would have allowed adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live to apply for an assisted death, subject to the approval of two doctors and an expert panel.
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Can’t they assist the rapy and murderous muslima? I would “assist” them first unless they went back to their countries before their number came up.
England doesn’t need assistance for dying. They’re doing quite good on their own. ;-)
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