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Sep 11, 2026

UK lawmakers vote down bill to allow assisted dying in England and Wales

The UK House of Commons rejected legislation that would have allowed terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives, with 286 members voting against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The defeat leaves Britain outside a growing list of European countries and 14 U.S. jurisdictions that permit some form of assisted suicide.

Sep 11, 2026·4 sources
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  • ▪The rejection of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on September 11, 2026, concluded a two-year debate on assisted dying in the United Kingdom Parliament
  • ▪United Kingdom lawmaker and cancer surgeon Dr. Zubir Ahmed opposed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, citing high rates of error in medical prognoses of whether a patient has six months to live
  • ▪The Royal College of Psychiatrists raised concerns regarding the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, citing unanswered questions about safeguarding people with mental illness

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