Assisted suicide vote – evangelical reactions

Evangelicals are processing the news that assisted suicide is a significant step closer to being legalised in the UK.

Following its second reading, MPs voted 330 to 275 today in favour of Kim Leadbeater’s bill –The draft Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – to legalise assisted suicide for people who have six months left to live, and who have mental capacity to make the choice.

The historic vote, which had been predicted to be incredibly close, took place straight after an emotional five-hour debate on the topic, which saw the House of Commons ‘rammed full’ (BBC). There was a majority of 55, with 50 MPs abstaining.