The House of Commons has voted in favor of a bill that would legalize assisted dying for terminally ill adults under strict conditions. The bill, proposed by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, must now pass further scrutiny and another vote before becoming law.
Greater Manchester's 27 MPs were split on the issue with 12 voting in favour of the bill and 11 voting against it. Four MPs did not vote, most of whom had previously said they would not be present, with one saying he was supportive, and another that she was against.
The bill would apply to those who are over 18, have mental capacity, and have six months left to live, with the consent of two medical professionals and a ruling from a High Court judge required. The bill is said to include ‘the strictest safeguards anywhere in the world’. He said: "This bill asks us to make a profound and irreversible decision to the principles of our health service and end of life care. With end of life care funded too often on a shoestring for many, this bill takes our focus to ending life not improving living as life draws to a close with terminal illness.
The government has not taken a position on the issue with MPs voting on their conscience in a ‘free vote’ and not along party lines. Of Greater Manchester's Labour MPs who are senior ministers in the cabinet, two voted against the bill while two voted in favour of it.
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