Today (Friday 11th September) The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill failed after Second Reading in the House of Commons by 270 (Yes) votes to 286 (No) – a majority of 16.
Bishop Stephen:
“I welcome the House of Commons vote rejecting the Assisted Dying Bill. Our Parliamentary representatives have been able to look again at this very flawed Bill and have rightly rejected it.
“The Bill was contrary to dignity of the human person and very alarmingly failed to safeguard the vulnerable.
“As a society we should be concentrating resources on caring not killing.
“In thanking all who voted against this Bill, I also thank all the House of Lords members and medical organisations who argued so persuasively of the dangerous inadequacy of this proposed legislation.”