MPs could be set to vote on the legalisation of assisted dying before the end of the year after Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Private Member’s Bill was selected for debate.
The bill could give terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their lives if they wish.
According to the Telegraph, dozens of MPs are said to be pushing for more people to be eligible for assisted dying.
As many as 38 Labour MPs could back the proposals for the bill to go further and not simply apply to those who are terminally ill.
The bill marks the first time the topic has been debated in the House of Commons since 2015 when it was defeated.
Leadbeater is set to decide on the title of the bill ahead of its first reading in Parliament which will determine the breadth of the debate.
Leadbeater said it was “important that the debate is broad and robust and very open”.
She added: “I haven’t decided the title of the bill yet.”
“I will meet and speak to people with different views. I am open-minded and the important thing is that the debate needs to be broad.
“It’s always really important to get back to the point that it’s about choice.”
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