The measure was proposed and developed by the Labor deputy Kim Leadbeaterand has the support of Prime minister British, Keir Stramer.
The difference of 55 votes allows the parliamentary process to continue and reaches the House of Lords, prior to the final scrutiny. But the presentation of amendments is also required prior to a final vote that would still take months.
The debate lasted approximately five hours until the result is recorded. Over there, The parties gave parliamentarians freedom of suffrage considering that it is a matter of conscience.
For its part, Kei Stramerthe British Prime Minister, was in favor of the bill after the vote count, something he had previously stated, but with greater subtlety.
What the law is about
The so-called “Proposal for an End of Life Law for adults with terminal illnesses” proposes legality so that those Over 18s in England and Wales who suffer from a terminal illness, may receive assistance in dying.
The proposal offers penalties of up to 14 years in prison for pressuring, restricting or deceiving someone to take their own life or declare that they want to end it. This is a innovative acquisition that the difference from past proposals on the subject.
Of course, linterested parties must be UK residentsspecifically from England or Wales, and have been registered with a GP for at least 12 months. Additionally, they must have a life expectancy of less than six months and be able to make the decision
If opting for assisted suicide, the patient must express a wish “clear, firm, informed and free of coercion or pressure”. This must be done through two separate statements, witnessed and signed, about their wish to die, they must then undergo evaluation by two doctors and obtain a court order.
However, the law provides that although a doctor may prepare the contents to provide death, the patient himself is the one who must ingest it himself and no one else is authorized to supply it.
Ecuador became the second country in Latin America to decriminalize euthanasia
Ecuador became the second in Latin America to decriminalize euthanasia after Colombiafollowing a case of a patient with an incurable and fatal disease.
The Constitutional Court ruled this Wednesday – with seven votes of its nine judges – in favor of doctors being able to help a sick person die without going to jail. The penalty for homicide “cannot be applied to the doctor who performs an active euthanasia procedure in order to preserve the rights to a dignified life and the free development of the patient’s personality”the highest constitutional court said in a statement.
The case that led to the decision was that of Paola Roldan43 years old, who has been suffering from a amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)a disease degenerative and painful. The woman filed in August a demand against article 144 of the Ecuadorian penal code, which considers procedure like a homicide and provides for a prison sentence of between 10 and 13 years
Source: Ambito
