Britain's parliament took a historic step towards allowing euthanasia on Friday when MPs backed contentious legislation that would introduce assisted dying for terminally ill people.

UK parliament passes assisted dying bill in closely contested vote; PM Starmer votes in support The UK will now join countries like Canada and Australia, along with several US states, that permit ...

British lawmakers debate assisted dying for terminally ill people in a knife-edge vote, potentially legalizing euthanasia in the UK.

If the law passes and receives royal assent, it would still be four years before an assisted dying service was implemented.

While supporters of assisted dying have won an important victory today, David Maddox explains why their battle to get it into law is not finished yet ...

LONDON – British lawmakers debated whether to allow assisted dying for terminally ill people ahead of a knife-edge vote on June 20 that could see the country take a major step towards legalising ...

LONDON - Britain’s Parliament voted on June 20 in favour of a Bill to legalise assisted dying, paving the way for the country’s biggest social change in a generation.

MPs back legalising assisted dying in England and Wales after historic Commons vote More than 300 MPs backed a bill that would allow terminally ill adults with a life expectancy of less than six ...

MPs have voted in favour of the assisted dying bill which will legalise the right for terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own life with medical assistance. In a historic vote ...

The U.K.’s House of Commons voted to legalize assisted dying on Friday, in a move that is likely to usher in a significant cultural shift over how to handle the treatment of those with terminal ...

NHS could face cuts under assisted dying law, warns Streeting Health Secretary tells MPs there is ‘no money’ to cover £500m cost of implementing Bill in first 10 years ...

Flash flood warning issued for Boston, Quincy, Brockton, and other communities UK lawmakers approve assisted-dying law By Karla Adam The Washington Post,Updated June 20, 2025, 4:31 p.m.