Assisted dying: a historic vote comes to parliament

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🗓️ 28 November 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Deputy political editor Jessica Elgot explains how the assisted dying bill came to the House of Commons this week, and how MPs are feeling about their vote. Dr Lucy Thomas speaks about her experience in palliative care and her fears if MPs vote the bill through. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:09.4	Today, will MPs vote to legalise assisted dying?
0:14.4	And should they?
0:26.3	If I won the Euro millions, I think the clear sign would be buying my old school,
0:32.7	turning it into a paintball park, shooting and like having fun, not in a murdery way.
0:34.8	Huge first thing for people to notice.
0:37.0	You would know because my flat would be clean.
0:37.6	Cat butlers.
0:39.1	I can't badly, yeah.
0:41.7	Are you ready to dream big?
0:43.3	Discover the endless possibilities you could afford with the Euro-Millians win.
0:45.8	Watch the full film at the Guardian.com
0:47.9	forward slash there will be signs.
0:49.8	This message was paid for by the Euro-Millions
0:51.8	from the National Lottery.
1:03.6	Quick heads up before we start. This episode, as you might expect, contains many references to suicide. Everyone is feeling the weight of responsibility this week.
1:11.6	There are a lot of very deep conversations going on at the moment.
1:15.9	It's a very significant moment in our parliament and it's a very significant moment for the country.
1:23.7	I was in Westminster earlier this week to talk to MPs about what could be the most
1:29.0	consequential vote of their political careers, whether to introduce the right to an assisted
1:34.2	death. This is Lizzie Collins, MP for Morkman-Lunesdale in Lancashire. She's a brand-new
1:40.3	MP in a parliament full of them. And have you made your decision? I have made my decision.
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