Following the defeat of the assisted suicide Bill in the House of Commons on Friday 11 September, many figures in politics and the media have celebrated the fall of the Bill as “a victory for the vulnerable”.
Lauren Edwards’ assisted suicide Bill was defeated by 286 votes to 270 in a major victory for opponents of the Bill, settling the issue in England and Wales for a generation after a two-year national debate.
The assisted suicide Bill was opposed by the leaders of Labour, the Conservatives, Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats, while not a single Northern Irish MP voted for it.
