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Assisted Dying Bill Faces New Commons Vote. The legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales could move a step closer on Friday when MPs vote on a new proposal. The bill would allow terminally ill adults with fewer than six months to live to apply for assistance to end their own lives, subject to a series of safeguards. Labour MP Lauren Edwards, who is sponsoring the legislation, says there is a "real human cost" to further delays. A previous attempt to change the law was approved by MPs but stalled in the House of Lords earlier this year after peers tabled more than 1,200 amendments. Edwards wants MPs to send the legislation back to the Lords so peers can continue scrutinising and amending it before returning it to the Commons for a final decision. Opponents argue the proposed safeguards remain insufficient, particularly for vulnerable people.
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