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UK assisted dying bill parliamentary vote 2026
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FIRST ENTRY SEP 11
SEP 11 · Day 1
UK lawmakers vote against bill to legalise assisted dying
Gordon Macdonald is the chief executive of campaign group Care Not Killing.
The government took a neutral stance on the bill.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham did not vote on the bill.
SEP 11 · Day 1
UK MPs vote against assisted dying legalisation move
A nearly identical bill was supported by MPs the previous year but ran out of time in the House of Lords.
Labour MP Lauren Edwards brought the bill forward.
This was the second attempt to change the law on assisted dying in England and Wales.