UK lawmakers vote against bill to legalise assisted dying

Parliament’s lower ⁠chamber, the House of Commons, rejected the legislation by 286 votes to 270.Published On 11 Sep 202611 Sep 2026Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have voted against allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives, dealing a setback to campaigners and bringing the latest ⁠effort to change the law to an end.The bill known as “The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)” was voted down on Friday with a total of 286 members of Parliament opposing the proposal and 270 voting for it.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3UK assisted dying bill fails after delays but advocates vow to try againlist 2 of 3Can the Green Party’s Polanski take on Labour and win Starmer’s old seat?list 3 of 3Burnham defends UK ban on Israeli settlement tradeend of listIt had proposed allowing adults with under six months to live to apply for an assisted death with the approval of at least two doctors and an expert panel.Many individual lawmakers relayed their own stories both in favour of and against the proposal.The government took a neutral stance, meaning lawmakers voted according to their consciences rather than along party lines.The new UK leader, Prime ...