Assisted dying: a crunch vote approaches

James Mildred  |  UK & Ireland  |  politics & policy
Date posted:  23 Aug 2024
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Assisted dying: a crunch vote approaches

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‘If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again…’ One politician who has taken this mantra to heart is Lord Falconer.

When I first joined CARE (Christian Action Research and Education), his Private Members’ bill to legalise assisted suicide for terminally ill adults with six months or less to live was before the House of Lords. In the end, time ran out and it failed to progress enough to become law.

Now Lord Falconer is back, with another Private Members’ bill which aims to fundamentally change the law and permit terminally ill adults with six months left to live the option of an assisted suicide. It will be his fifth attempt.

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