Assisted Dying Bill falls by 286 - 270

The BBC reports "After a lively four-hour debate in the House of Commons, MPs have decided to vote against the assisted dying bill.

It was the second attempt to change the law - a nearly identical bill was supported by MPs last year, but stalled and ran out of time in the House of Lords

The behaviour of peers in the Lords was a point of contention for supporters of the bill - Labour MP Lauren Edwards, who brought it forward, accused “the other place” of using filibustering tactics to bring the bill to “an abrupt halt”. [Note the Lords passed scores of amendments to the bill which was badly drafted and ‘unsafe’ AM Ed]

But the legislation faced strong opposition - Conservative MP Edward Leigh told MPs he believed assisted dying, in time, would become “assisted suicide”.

MPs ultimately voted against the assisted dying bill, with 286 votes against and 270 in favour - how did your MP vote?

Esther Rantzen, prominent broadcaster and assisted dying campaigner, told the BBC of her “disappointment” with the outcome, while disability campaigners described the result as a “victory”."

The website editor notes that no bill to introduce assisted dying can now be introduced for five years.