https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mps-to-vote-on-legalising-assisted-dying-in-england-and-walesContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mps-to-vote-on-legalising-assisted-dying-in-england-and-waleshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mps-to-vote-on-legalising-assisted-dying-in-england-and-wales#u70030Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:30:52 +0000Members of Parliament defeated the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill by a vote of 286 to 270 during a second reading debate on Sept. 11. The proposed legislation would have allowed adults with a life expectancy of six months or less to apply for assistance in ending their lives under specific safeguards. Opponents and life advocates welcomed the defeat in the House of Commons, while analysis indicates that an increase in abstentions contributed to the narrow 16-vote margin that killed the measure.Why it mattersThis defeat represents the failure of a second attempt by British lawmakers t https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mps-to-vote-on-legalising-assisted-dying-in-england-and-waleshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/mps-to-vote-on-legalising-assisted-dying-in-england-and-wales#u65664Sat, 12 Sep 2026 01:41:59 +0000British members of Parliament voted on Friday to reject a bill that would have legalised assisted dying in England and Wales. The proposed legislation sought to allow adults with fewer than six months to live to apply for help ending their own lives, provided certain safeguards were met. Opponents described the proposal as unsafe and unworkable, while supporters expressed anger following the narrow defeat in the House of Commons. This vote marks the failure of a second attempt by lawmakers to change the current legal status of assisted suicide.Why it mattersThe House of Lords had previously bl