London: The UK Parliament has been in the news recently due to a parliamentary vote on a bizarre law. The law would give people the right to die voluntarily. It was named the UK’s Assisted Dying Bill. It is said that this bill is a big step closer to reality. A majority of MPs voted in favor of the bill. Many people also voted against it. Clearly, lawmakers are deeply divided on the issue. However, they have the opportunity to vote freely without any hindrance along party lines. British people also took to the streets to support the bill.
The public also demanded the right to voluntary death. But the question is, why are people willing to die voluntarily? You might also think this is a strange law that encourages people to ruin their wonderful lives. But that’s not the case. This law only applies to those who are old or in pain from some serious, incurable disease and will spend the rest of their lives in horrific pain. Only to such people will this bill give them the right to die.
House of Commons vote
MPs in the UK House of Commons voted on Friday in favor of a bill that would give terminally ill adults under six months old in England and Wales the right to die with medical assistance under appropriate legislation. The Terminal Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is likely to go through a lengthy amendment process in the House of Lords before becoming law, after receiving 330 votes in favor and 275 against.
Chancellor Keir Starmer and former chancellor Rishi Sunak also voted in favor.
Chancellor Keir Starmer and former chancellor Rishi Sunak also voted in favor of the bill. Keir Starmer’s spokesman said: “Today’s vote will be watched very closely across the country, but this is a matter of conscience.” There is also a provision in the law for a person to force someone to take a lethal drug or demand that someone die , punishable by up to 14 years in prison.
What will the bill look like?
Lawmakers who voted in favor said the bill included the “strongest safeguards.” The bill includes two independent doctors approving the decision. In addition, there will be judges of the High Court inside. The person concerned must take the medication himself. Former prime ministers David Cameron and Rishi Sunak also agreed that people in pain and facing death threats should have options to alleviate their suffering. Suella Braverman was among those who voted no.
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