British Parliament votes in favour of new bill to legalise assisted dying

On Friday, Members of Parliament of the House of Commons voted in favour of a bill that will grant terminally ill adults in England and Wales with less than six months to live the right to die with medical assistance under proper legislation.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill can now go through a lengthy process of amendments by the House of Lords before becoming a law - since the bill got 330 votes in favour and 275 against.

MPs were deeply divided by this issue and were given a free vote without any constraints on the lines of parties. “People across the country will be paying extremely close attention to today's vote, but this is a matter of conscience,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer spokesperson said, who voted for the bill.