UK Parliament members vote to legalize assisted suicide in ‘terrifyingly dark week in British history’

The United Kingdom Parliament’s House of Commons on June 20 voted 314-291 in favor of legalizing assisted suicide in England and Wales – just days after they voted 397-137 to decriminalize abortion up to birth – marking a dark turning point for their end-of-life policy.

Members of Parliament (MPs) had a three-hour debate in the lower Parliament chamber before the crucial vote for the Third Reading of the assisted suicide “End of Life” bill, which Labor MP Kim Leadbeater spreadheaded, the BBC reported. ---More...