England narrowly approves Right To Assisted Dying legislation

[thewayne]

The bill passed the Commons 314-291 and now goes to the Lords, and I don't have a clue what happens there.

The bill is fairly simple in operation. If you have a terminal condition and six months to live, you have the right to end your life. Two doctors go before a three-person panel who must approve your application, and that seems to about it. The original legislation had the two doctors going before a judge, fears of further clogging up the judiciary had them change it to the panel. No information on how the panel is constituted.

Canada, Spain, New Zealand, most of Australia, and clinics in Switzerland support assisted dying, along with the USA states Oregon, Washington, and California.

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/20/uk/uk-assisted-dying-commons-vote-gbr-intl

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/20/1354239/lawmakers-in-britain-narrowly-approve-bill-to-legalize-assisted-dying

Comments

[disneydream06]

I think of that as a human Right. :o
We don't have assisted suicide here, but close.
We have what is called Comfort Cares, which means you basically stop all cares, but pain meds and such things to keep the person comfortable.
I have always said, if I got a rotten diagnosis, I would want a one way ticket to Amsterdam where it's legal, or at least it was many years ago. :o
Hugs, Jon

[thewayne]

Yeah, basic palliative care where you can suspend treatment.  I agree, it should be a basic human right.  But there is a cost to those who administer it.

[disneydream06]

I wonder how the Anti Choice gang feel about this? :o