Carla Lockhart, a DUP MP, discussed her father's death during a debate on the Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Commons, which passed with 330 votes in favor and 275 against. The bill, however, will not change the law immediately and will undergo further scrutiny.
The DUP 's Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has opened up on her father's death during the debate on the Assisted Dying Bill in the House of Commons on Friday.
Speaking during the debate, Carla Lockhart said: "Many of us have been at the bedside of a loved one as they have neared the end of their life a nd that, for me, was on the 11th of June 2023 when my dad's earthly journey ended terminally ill for five years. Carla Lockhart said that while she was voting against the bill, partly because of her faith, she had listened to evidence from both sides in making her decision.
"The answer to the fear of death or dying badly, or even a desire for a good death is not logically to legalise a means of bringing about death in a more efficient or sanitised state-sponsored fashion." "Rather than introducing a state service that ends life, we need to debate how to properly fund the health care system we have.
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