Fury as ‘state-sanctioned suicide’ moves closer to becoming law.
BRITAIN TO BECOME A NATION WHERE THE ILL AND ELDERLY MAY DIE ON DEMAND.
In a move branded “barbaric” by critics, MPs have voted to legalise assisted suicide — paving the way for the terminally ill to end their lives with medical help, sparking fury across the country.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its third reading in the House of Commons by 314 votes to 291 — a narrow majority of just 23 — despite fierce opposition from campaigners, MPs, and grassroots conservatives.
If it becomes law, the Bill will allow adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live to request a medically assisted death, subject to approval from two doctors and a panel made up of a psychiatrist, a social worker, and a senior legal figure.
Critics warn it opens the floodgates to state-sanctioned death, with vulnerable people — including the elderly, disabled, and mentally unwell — at risk of being pressured into an early grave.
Ben Habib, Chairman of the Great British PAC, was one of the first on Twitter / X to announce his dismay at hearing the news. He wrote:
“Those who govern us have decided the elderly and ill may die, as may babies.
In short, the most vulnerable may face death because of their vulnerability.
This is not civilisation. It’s barbarism.”
The Conservative Post has backed Mr Habib’s call for urgent resistance, warning that the country is heading down a dangerous moral slope.
The margin of victory was significantly smaller than when the Commons first voted on the Bill last November — when 330 MPs backed it against 275. But despite signs of crumbling support, the Bill still passed — and now heads to the House of Lords, where it is expected to face fierce resistance.
Christian Concern chief Andrea Williams also condemned the vote, calling it a “terrible day for the value of human life.”
“This should not be treated as a conscience issue,” she said. “It is assisting a person to kill themselves.
We must pray that the Lords tear this Bill to pieces before it’s too late.”
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who introduced the Bill, insists it’s about offering choice and dignity to the dying — but opponents say it risks normalising suicide and devaluing life itself.
One backbench Tory MP said:
“We are supposed to protect the vulnerable, not offer them death disguised as care. This Bill is a disgrace.”
If passed in the Lords, assisted dying could become legal in England and Wales by the end of the decade — a chilling prospect for those who fear it could be the beginning of the end for life-affirming care.
Campaigners have vowed to fight on — warning that this week’s vote has lit the fuse on one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation in modern British history.
A slippery slope. DANGEROUS LAW