Assisted Dying
Details
Status: Active
Groups: Health , Social Issues
Description
There have been votes in Parliament on whether it should be legal to assist terminally ill people who have decided they want to end their life.
[Person name] voted for/against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life
Decisions
Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.
| month | decision | alignment | strength | decision type | uses powers | voting cluster | participant count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-12 | Doctor Assisted Dying Bill — Leave to Bring In | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Low participation vote | 323 |
| 2015-09 | Assisted Dying Bill — Second Reading | agree | strong | Division | insufficent_info | Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided | 446 |
| 2024-11 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading | agree | weak | Division | uses_powers | Free Vote | 603 |
| 2025-06 | Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading | agree | strong | Division | uses_powers | Free Vote | 602 |