MPs to debate changes to assisted dying bill ahead of key vote

Politics
13 Jun 2025 • 7:00 PM MYT
The Independent
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  • The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which proposes legalising assisted dying for terminally ill adults, returns to Parliament for further debate and potential amendments.
  • MPs will discuss regulations for substances used in assisted dying and a proposed ban on advertising assisted dying services, with concerns raised about potential loopholes.
  • The Bill has divided opinions, with some medical professionals and disability campaigners expressing concerns about safeguards and potential coercion, while others support the Bill for providing choice and compassion.
  • Children's Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, has urged that children's voices be heard in the debate, highlighting worries about potential extensions of the legislation to minors.
  • Kim Leadbeater, who introduced the bill, said advertising the measures ‘would feel inappropriate’.

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