‘Not democratic’: opponents and backers of assisted dying bill remain divided
Recriminations continue over failure to bring in new laws allowing assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales
Amid the failure of an attempt to bring in new laws allowing assisted dying for terminally ill people with less than six months to live, campaigners on both sides of the debate vented their https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/dec/12/cruel-amendments-are-being-used-to-thwart-assisted-dying-bill-says-lead-mp">anger and frustration with the opposing side.
Its supporters, including terminally ill people, blamed the https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/26/why-have-efforts-to-bring-in-assisted-dying-law-been-thwarted">failure of the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill, which passed in the House of Commons, on sabotage by a handful of unelected peers.
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