MPs have voted in favour of a bill that would allow terminally ill people to end their own lives, although support was not unanimous in Erewash.
The result last Friday (29 November) transcended party lines, with members of each political party able to vote how they personally saw fit.
The divide seen on this issue extended to the borough of Erewash, with its two Parliamentarians voting on opposite sides.
Adam Thompson, the Labour MP for the Erewash constituency covering Ilkeston and Long Eaton, voted in favour of the bill.
Jonathan Davies, the Labour MP for the Mid Derbyshire constituency covering West Hallam, Little Eaton, and the villages in between, voted against the bill.
Mr Thompson put out a statement on 28 November, and said he supports “a system of assisted dying which allows people the choice to end their lives in dignity”.
“By far the majority of contact I have received on this issue has been from constituents urging me to support the bill,” he said.
My statement on tomorrow’s vote on the Assisted Dying Bill: Tomorrow, MPs will vote on the Assisted Dying Bill. If...
Posted by Adam Thompson MP on Thursday, November 28, 2024
Meanwhile, Mr Davies released a statement on 27 November, and said he “cannot vote for this change after finding a lack of safeguards in the draft bill”.
“The legislation risks huge unintended consequences – and the experience of other countries where assisted suicide has been legalised shows this to be a real risk,” he continued.
This Friday, MPs will vote on whether to allow people with a terminal illness, and a diagnosis of less than six months...
Posted by Jonathan Davies for Mid Derbyshire on Wednesday, November 27, 2024
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was introduced in October by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater.
Currently, assisted dying is banned in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Anyone who aids another in travelling abroad to die in a country where assisted dying is legal also faces prosecution.
The bill passed last week 330 to 275, however, it is only the ‘second reading’, and must face more rounds of scrutiny and voting before the law changes.
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