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For many, the failure of the assisted dying bill (MPs vote against legalising assisted dying in England and Wales, 11 September) has brought relief that a…

MPs today voted not to approve the assisted dying bill at its second reading. The bill, which was brought back to the Commons after being blocked…

A renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying has been voted down by MPs in a decision that is likely to scupper the idea for a political…

As it became clear that MPs had voted against the assisted dying bill, campaigners who had fought for a change in the law looked broken. Standing…

MPs have been debating a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill would allow terminally ill adults with less than six months…

Assisted dying bill sponsor opens debate with criticism of LordsLabour MP Lauren Edwards, the bill’s sponsor, is the first to speak.She has criticised the House of…

MPs who voted for and against assisted dying have urged their respective sides not to take the “extraordinary risk” of forcing through the bill using an…

Once in a while, footsoldiers of the House of Commons, you are able to make history by leaving your own indelible footprints on the social fabric.…

I was elected to Westminster two years ago, when the country was crying out for change and looking to parliament to tackle the big issues that…

The feeling, said Sarah Burns of her sister’s last days, is one of overwhelming guilt.“You feel really guilty, and helpless,” she says. “Because we knew what…