{"id":2845,"date":"2024-11-30T05:43:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T05:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/tears-hope-and-fear-as-assisted-dying-bill-passed\/"},"modified":"2024-11-30T05:43:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T05:43:04","slug":"tears-hope-and-fear-as-assisted-dying-bill-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/tears-hope-and-fear-as-assisted-dying-bill-passed\/","title":{"rendered":"Tears, hope and fear as assisted dying bill passed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tears, hope and fear as assisted dying bill passed<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1b5y2ub-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ey0461q0\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-1vfya96-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-tbop3j-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kim Leadbeater hugs a campaigner for assisted dying \" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/xJnK0H.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/2a85\/live\/66b0c840-ae90-11ef-b000-f19c0bb9eadc.jpg 976w\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160.1464307504575\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">EPA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"byline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1hbb5i-BylineComponentWrapper e8mq1e90\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1tfo6ca-BylineWrapper e8mq1e917\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1bhyidw-ContributorContainer e8mq1e916\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-aev3hv-Container-ContributorDetails e8mq1e913\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e8mq1e96\">Henry Zeffman<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">Chief political correspondent<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1bhyidw-ContributorContainer e8mq1e916\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-aev3hv-Container-ContributorDetails e8mq1e913\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-68pt20-Text-TextContributorName e8mq1e96\">Kate Whannel<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-84ltp5-Text e8mq1e910\">Political reporter <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-14afken-Divider e8mq1e915\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"metadata-block\" class=\"ssrcss-xza2yt-ComponentWrapper ep2nwvo1\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\"><time data-testid=\"timestamp\" datetime=\"2024-11-30T04:06:59.167Z\">1 hour ago<\/time><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">On Friday, after weeks of fierce and passionate debate, MPs began their formal scrutiny of the bill that would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek help to end their own life. <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">It was a day of tears, hope, relief and fear. This is the story of how it unfolded inside and outside of parliament &#8211; and how Labour MP Kim Leadbeater secured a historic win for her proposed law. <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It is nine in the morning. The MPs&#8217; debate hasn\u2019t started yet but campaigners on both sides are already gathering outside the Houses of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Those in favour of Leadbeater&#8217;s bill are on the west side of Parliament Square, by the statue of activist Millicent Fawcett.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It is a sea of pink hats and pink jumpers, provided by the Dignity in Dying group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Amanda, whose surname we are not using as with many of our other interviewees, has come from Brighton to be here. She has cared for people in their final stages of their life, including one friend with cancer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She remembers her friend pleading with her to &#8220;kill me now, kill me now&#8221;. &#8220;That\u2019s an awful thing for someone to hear their loved ones say.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Another women called Sue is here, also wearing a pink hat. &#8220;I think this could be a momentous day,&#8221; she says. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1b5y2ub-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ey0461q0\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-1vfya96-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1xr6toc-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><span><\/p>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/9efc\/live\/dc1de860-ae7c-11ef-bc52-43d1ad2e3c77.jpg.webp 240w, 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class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Around the corner, less than a minute\u2019s walk away on College Green, those opposed to the bill are also gathering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They are joined by a 10ft-tall puppet of a severe judge, holding a giant syringe and pointing a condemning finger into the air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cKill the bill, not the ill,\u201d they chant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Hannah is a little further back, looking on and puffing on a lemon meringue pie-flavoured vape.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She fears the bill will change the way disabled people are viewed but is also thinking about her father.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cHe was given six months but ended up living for four years,\u201d she says. \u201cLiving those four years meant he was able to meet his grandchildren.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"subheadline-block\" class=\"ssrcss-19w8cxh-ComponentWrapper-HeadlineComponentWrapper egtrm1f0\">\n<h2 id=\"More-on-assisted-dying\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"ssrcss-pbttu9-Heading e10rt3ze0\"><span role=\"text\">More on assisted dying:<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">WATCH: Emotional scenes as MPs debate assisted dying<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">FIND OUT: How did my MP vote?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">EXPLAINED: What is in the proposed law?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">LOOK AHEAD: What happens next to the bill on assisted dying?<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">ANALYSIS: A momentous day in Parliament, whatever happens next<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">PERSPECTIVE: How assisted dying has spread across the world<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Nearly everyone at both demonstrations has a personal tale; a personal reason for being in Westminster on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Jane cared for her mother in her last years. She says that time was difficult but also \u201cvery precious\u201d to her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She thinks the bill would push people like her mum into asking for an assisted death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cI know a judge would be involved in deciding these things but how can they tell what is in someone\u2019s soul?\u201d she says. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cSomeone can say with their mouth that they want to die, but how can a judge know what is really going on inside their head.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1b5y2ub-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ey0461q0\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-1vfya96-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1kw8qfi-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><span><\/p>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man sits in front of Parliament in a wheelchair with a computer tablet on his lap. \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/B98qgY.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/81e4\/live\/2dd042a0-ae98-11ef-b2ef-ebf65ac1b3d1.jpg 976w\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160.441060645839\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Meanwhile, inside parliament, after weeks of discussion, Labour MP Kim Leadbeater opens the debate of her bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Leadbeater is the MP for Spen Valley, an area previously represented by her sister Jo Cox, the MP who was assassinated in 2016. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The atmosphere is generally contemplative, thoughtful and respectful, but outside of Parliament tempers are starting to fray.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The two sides have mostly kept to their separate areas but at the gates of parliament, some campaigners are starting to clash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">One woman, in favour of assisted dying, holds up harrowing pictures of her father who is still alive but dying and in pain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She points to parliament and then to the pictures. &#8220;I want someone in there to tell me why that is OK,&#8221; she says. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A woman nearby holds a placard opposing the bill. It reads: &#8220;NHS: It\u2019s cradle to grave, not &#8217;til old, inconvenient or expensive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Your sign is offensive,&#8221; shouts the first woman at the second. &#8220;Are you telling me I don\u2019t care about my father.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A few steps away, another woman is wrapped up in a thick scarf and a woolly hat pulled so far down only a small section of her face is showing. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She holds her own placard, opposing the bill, and fingers a light blue rosary necklace.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;How many people have you watched die,&#8221; a man passing by asks her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"piano-inline1\"><\/div>\n<div data-component=\"links-block\" class=\"ssrcss-12l5xzx-LinksComponentWrapper e3eyuya0\">\n<section class=\"ssrcss-msolhr-LinksWrapper e3eyuya5\">\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-mh3hvv-InContentLinksGrid e3eyuya3\">\n<li class=\"ssrcss-r2yl4r-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div data-testid=\"promo\" class=\"ssrcss-s1qr4x-Promo e1vyq2e80\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1enzf19-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1d68cot-PromoContent exn3ah99\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1sen9vx-PromoHeadline exn3ah96\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">7 hours ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ssrcss-r2yl4r-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div data-testid=\"promo\" class=\"ssrcss-s1qr4x-Promo e1vyq2e80\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1enzf19-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1d68cot-PromoContent exn3ah99\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1sen9vx-PromoHeadline exn3ah96\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">A momentous day in Parliament, whatever happens next<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">13 hours ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ssrcss-r2yl4r-PromoItem e3eyuya1\">\n<div data-testid=\"promo\" class=\"ssrcss-s1qr4x-Promo e1vyq2e80\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1enzf19-PromoCompact e18gnqux0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1d68cot-PromoContent exn3ah99\">\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\"><span role=\"text\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1sen9vx-PromoHeadline exn3ah96\"><span aria-hidden=\"false\">Assisted dying bill: How did my MP vote?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div spacing=\"2\" class=\"ssrcss-1f3bvyz-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\" class=\"ssrcss-1ik71mx-MetadataStripContainer eh44mf03\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-13nu8ri-GroupChildrenForWrapping eh44mf02\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" class=\"ssrcss-30fcoe-MetadataStripItem eh44mf01\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-m5j4pi-MetadataContent eh44mf00\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1pvwv4b-MetadataSnippet e4wm5bw3\"><span class=\"ssrcss-1if1g9v-MetadataText e4wm5bw1\">13 hours ago<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/div>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Away from the noise and drama, Dennis is rolling a cigarette, keeping warm in one of the last remaining patches of winter sunlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She has travelled from northern England. Pointing at the sun, she says: &#8220;That\u2019s a good idea, we need to get one of those in Manchester.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Dennis is strongly against the bill but still has sympathy for the MPs. &#8220;I wouldn\u2019t want to be them,&#8221; she says. &#8220;Whatever they do, someone if going to be very unhappy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Lal, from London, agrees. &#8220;I do think, I do believe everyone who has been talking about this wants to be compassionate and wants people not to suffer,&#8221; she says. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;That is the common ground.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Back in the House of Commons, the debate is well under way. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Conservative MP Kit Malthouse argues against suggestions from others that the bill should be opposed because it would put a burden on the NHS and the courts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Are you seriously telling me that my death, my agony, is too much for the NHS to have time for?&#8221; he says. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;That I should drown in my own faecal vomit because it is too much hassle for the judges to deal with?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">One Labour MP makes their decision to vote for the bill during the debate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Kit Malthouse was very powerful,&#8221; they say. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;I reserve the right to oppose it at a later stage and I really mean it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">They add that many MPs might change their minds later if &#8220;the safeguards aren&#8217;t strong enough&#8221;. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The debate concludes at around 2:15pm and MPs file out of the chamber to vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Leadbeater lingers on the government benches, near to one of the entrances to the &#8216;aye&#8217; lobby, giving out final words of encouragement to wavering MPs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">She embraces Solicitor General Sarah Sackman, and Marie Tidball, a disability campaigner who revealed during the debate that she was supporting the legislation after a long period of reflection.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sir Keir Starmer arrives in the chamber flanked by Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens, and his parliamentary private secretary, Chris Ward, both of whom voted in favour. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He walks over to the opposition benches to have a long and seemingly warm conversation with Reform\u2019s Nigel Farage. They are later joined by Conservative veteran David Davis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">MPs filing through the &#8216;aye&#8217; lobby know towards the end of the voting that they have won.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Thanks to a relatively recent innovation, a screen updates in real time with the number of people voting that way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It is striking that there is complete silence in the Commons as the tellers come in to announce the results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Lucy Powell, Leader of the House of Commons, has to nudge Sarah Owen, one of the \u2018aye\u2019 tellers, to stand on the correct side to indicate that Leadbeater\u2019s bill has passed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Ahead of the debate, Sir Keir hadn\u2019t said how he would vote, although there was an assumption, given his past record, that he would be in favour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A Labour MP who opposed the bill says this would have been a factor in how some members of his party voted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;You can\u2019t underestimate the power of following the prime minister into his division lobby, even if it was a free vote,&#8221; they say. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;And lots of people were watching to see which way the wind was blowing overall.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"ssrcss-1b5y2ub-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ey0461q0\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-1vfya96-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\"><span class=\"ssrcss-190xmz7-Placeholder etlorgc0\"><span><\/p>\n<div><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png.webp 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png.webp 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png.webp 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png.webp 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png.webp 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png.webp 976w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Two pro-assisted dying campaigners looking at a phone and smiling\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Z0JkrG.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/240\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png 240w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/320\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png 320w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/480\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png 480w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png 624w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/800\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png 800w, https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/4c5e\/live\/9ab5de90-ae7d-11ef-a7d5-41a092f45605.png 976w\" width=\"1056\" height=\"594.4370860927152\" class=\"ssrcss-11yxrdo-Image edrdn950\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span role=\"text\" class=\"ssrcss-tvuve5-StyledFigureCopyright e34k3c20\">EPA<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Outside parliament in the pro-camp, everyone is glued to their phones waiting for the result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Time delays mean some get the news before others. A quiet ripple grows into a loud roar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Huge grins and long hugs are exchanged between the supporters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cI just crumpled,\u201d says Catie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Others are thinking of deceased relatives. \u201cGranny would be rooting for us,\u201d says Kate. \u201cShe didn\u2019t want others to suffer in the way she did.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Iona\u2019s mother died when she was 13. \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the death she wanted,\u201d she says, adding that her mother would have been so proud of the result on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">There is joy but also relief, as well as an understanding that this is just the first step in a long parliamentary process.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Catie also says there needs to be an effort to try and address people\u2019s concerns about the bill.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">As the campaigners celebrate, the bells of St Margaret\u2019s Church begin peeling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">It has nothing to do with the vote, of course. A couple have just got married and are leaving the church.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But for the pro-camp, it feels symbolic, and they cheer along with every chime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"ssrcss-uf6wea-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-7uxr49-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On the other side of Parliament Square, Anna is standing alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Her eyes are full of tears and she struggles to speak. &#8220;I feel like today a line has been crossed,&#8221; she says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Jane is leaving the area. She is off to meet her daughter and feels a bit more upbeat than Anna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cIt is sad, but not as bad as we feared &#8211; 270 MPs voted against it,&#8221; she says. &#8220;There was some resistance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Matthew is still at College Green. Using a tablet computer to communicate, he says he is thinking about the other children he went to school with who had severe disabilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;My friends deserve to live as much as anyone else,&#8221; he says. &#8220;Gradually lives like mine risk being devalued. 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