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Commons Prepares for Final Vote on Assisted Dying Bill After Safeguard Amendments

Fresh objections from doctors’ groups alongside student medics spotlight NHS funding controversies ahead of Friday’s deciding vote

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Overview

  • Commons to hold the third reading and final vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on June 20, 2025
  • Recent amendments impose a ban on advertising assisted dying services and prohibit doctors from initiating discussions with patients under 18
  • Over 300 medical students wrote to MPs warning that the legislation risks offering death in place of care and inflicting moral strain on clinicians
  • The government remains neutral on this private members’ bill and has not allocated NHS funding for establishing assisted dying services
  • A cross-party group of MPs has urged Commons leadership to grant additional time for scrutiny of last-minute changes before the decisive vote