US EditionMPs Vote in Favour of Assisted Dying Opt-Out for All Healthcare Workers
- On May 16, 2025, UK MPs approved an amendment to the bill concerning assisted dying for adults with a terminal diagnosis, guaranteeing that no healthcare professional in England and Wales will be required to participate in the process.
- The Bill, first supported by a historic November vote, returned for debate after six months of scrutiny and amendments responding to concerns from medical bodies and opponents.
- The legislation would allow terminally ill adults with six months or less to live to seek assisted dying with approvals from two doctors and an expert panel, and permits healthcare and social care workers to opt out.
- Health minister Stephen Kinnock warned the opt-out clause could create conflicting obligations and limit access if employers restrict participation, while Dame Esther Rantzen called for the Bill as a 'crucial reform' for future generations.
- The Bill faces ongoing debate, with a report stage set for June 13, and reflects deep division among MPs who vote by conscience amid concerns about patient pressure and protections for vulnerable people.
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Assisted dying bill: MPs approve only two of a long list of amendments
The House of Commons has had another chance to debate the private member’s bill that would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales with six months left to live – to seek help to end their own life. But MPs only had time to vote on two amendments to the Assisted Dying Bill. One of them means that medical staff will be allowed to opt out of helping patients die. That lack of time has reignited the debate about whether the bill has faced s…
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MPs vote in favour of assisted dying opt-out for all healthcare workers
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will return to the Commons next month.
MPs vote to allow health workers to opt out of assisted dying
6 minutes agoShareSaveBecky MortonPolitical reporterSam FrancisPolitical reporterShareSaveUK ParliamentHealth workers would be allowed to opt out of helping with assisted dying under changes approved by MPs. A bill which would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales, expected to die within six months, to seek help to end their own life is currently being considered by Parliament. The legislation passed its first stage in the House of Co…
MPs vote in favour of assisted dying opt out for all healthcare workers - Banbury FM
No medics would be obliged to take part in assisted dying, under a change approved by MPs amid further impassioned debate on the controversial topic. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was debated for almost five hours on Friday. It was the first time the proposed legislation had returned to the Commons since a historic yes vote in November saw a majority of MPs support the principle of assisted dying. MPs voted for one new clause to b…
MPs vote in favour of assisted dying opt-out for all healthcare workers - Rother Radio
No medics would be obliged to take part in assisted dying, under a change approved by MPs amid further impassioned debate on the controversial topic. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was debated for almost five hours on Friday. It was the first time the proposed legislation had returned to the Commons since a historic yes vote in November saw a majority of MPs support the principle of assisted dying. MPs voted for one new clause to b…
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