Assisted dying debate LIVE: MPs to vote on landmark law change

Assisted dying debate LIVE: MPs to vote on landmark law change The bill would allow terminally ill people in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live to seek an assisted death, subject to approval by doctors and legal professionals MPs will today vote on landmark plans to legalise assisted dying, just months after a former bid ran out of time to become law. Labour MP Lauren Edwards has brought forward a bill which is identical to the previous legislation spearheaded by Kim Leadbeater. It would allow terminally ill people in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live to seek an assisted death, subject to approval by doctors and legal professionals. Ms Leadbeater’s legislation was effectively talked out of time in the Lords in Parliament's last session, despite MPs taking the historic step to pass it in the Commons. Both sides believe they can win the debate, with some suggesting it could simply come down to which group has more MPs in the Commons. Follow live updates below... MPs will have another chance to vote for or against assisted dying legislation today when the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is brought before the Commons. Prime Minister Andy Burnham has already confirmed he will not cast a vote, so as not to “unduly influence the debate”. The legislation proposes allowing 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 pane Labour MP Ashley Dalton, who has terminal cancer, wrote about why she believes MPs should vote against the assisted dying legislation. Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who spearheaded the last attempt to legalise assisted dying, wrote for The Mirror about why she believes MPs should vote in favour of assisted dying legislation. MPs will today vote on landmark plans to legalise assisted dying, just months after a former bid ran out of time to become law. Labour MP Lauren Edwards has brought forward a bill which is identical to the previous legislation spearheaded by Kim Leadbeater. It would allow terminally ill people in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live to seek an assisted death, subject to approval by doctors and legal professionals. The PM has already confirmed he will abstain from the vote, so as not to “unduly influence the debate”, but said in July he believed the funding of palliative care needs to be fixed before consideration can be given to legalising assisted dying. [Image text:] LET US BLUE CHOOSE CAMP JAMES NNE CAMPAIGNFOR PAOLA YES T CHOICE. BOB. OICE EATH G HT LENTF NOVIN CAMPAIGN FORE ESTHER LISA AIGT KEITH. CAMPAIGN FOR PAOLA