Overview

• The bill passed the House of Commons on June 20 by 314 votes to 291
• Actress Dame Joanna Lumley said she “wouldn’t mind saying farewell” if she could no longer speak, eat or recognise her loved ones
• Under the legislation, terminally ill adults with fewer than six months to live would need approval from two doctors and a panel including a social worker, senior legal figure and psychiatrist
• TV presenter Dame Esther Rantzen, who has terminal cancer, has publicly urged peers not to block the bill
• Care Not Killing’s CEO Gordon Macdonald warns the proposal remains deeply flawed and risks coercing vulnerable individuals