A matter of life and death
The News Agents
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🗓️ 27 November 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
The assisted dying bill goes before MPs on Friday. If it goes through it will mark one on the biggest social changes in legislation the country has seen, and Britain will join around a dozen other countries who have decided to allow the state to step in at end of life. The tight parameters around the legislation mean only those who are terminally ill and facing six months or less to live would be given the choice of ending their lives on their terms. And they have to be residents of England or Wales.
Today, the News Agents discuss, with honesty and a little confusion, how we are each feeling about it. We ask what part religion may be playing in MPs decisions and what is at stake if the bill passes or if it fails.
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| 0:00.0 | The Newsagents podcast is brought to you by HSBC UK, opening up a world of opportunity. |
| 0:08.4 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:11.7 | I mean, there are a range of views from both existing parliamentarians and previous parliamentarians, |
| 0:16.7 | and they hold the range of views for a range of different reasons. |
| 0:20.1 | But we've also got clearly the Prime Minister, |
| 0:22.5 | who as a result of his time as the director of public prosecutions, |
| 0:25.9 | sees the inadequacies of the current law. |
| 0:28.1 | He was dealing with cases where families were facing prosecution, |
| 0:31.3 | having lost loved ones to suicide and under really difficult... |
| 0:35.3 | That's Kim Led Beater on the BBC this morning. |
| 0:38.4 | She's bringing the private members bill on assisted dying, |
| 0:42.6 | which will hit the Commons on Friday, a free vote. |
| 0:46.2 | But she's suggesting there that the Prime Minister has quietly, |
| 0:50.7 | silently already made his mind up and he's on her side. |
| 0:55.0 | This comes on the day where we learn that three former Conservative Prime Ministers |
| 1:00.0 | have said that they do not support the assisted dying legislation. |
| 1:05.0 | The cabinet is split and hundreds of undecided MPs |
| 1:09.0 | have just 48 hours or so to make up their mind. |
| 1:12.9 | On the show today, we're going to be talking about this bill, the practicalities, the principles, |
| 1:18.2 | and also asking a question as to whether religion is playing too strong a role in this debate. |
| 1:24.6 | Welcome to the newsagents. |
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