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Medical Ethics
End-of-life care, assisted dying, and medical ethics legislation
Government alignment shows how often each party voted with the government's stated position. Issue-aligned direction shows agreement with the AI-identified supportive stance.
Conservative and Unionist Party114 MPs · 936 votes
58%
20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third ReadingAye = Support passing the assisted dying bill, allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to request assistance to end their lives under strict safeguards · No = Oppose the assisted dying bill, whether on grounds of inadequate safeguards, ethical objections, or concerns about vulnerable people being pressured315 · 291Passed20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 77Aye = Support closing a potential loophole that could allow people to qualify for assisted dying by voluntarily stopping eating and drinking, tightening the definition of terminal illness · No = Oppose this restriction, either because the loophole concern is overstated or because the amendment could exclude some genuinely dying patients whose condition involves reduced eating and drinking277 · 209Passed20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 12Aye = Support adding this safeguard to ensure continuity and completeness of the independent medical review process in assisted dying cases · No = Oppose this amendment, either preferring the Bill as drafted or having broader concerns about the Bill's safeguards or direction224 · 271Defeated20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 24Aye = Support adding a safeguard to prevent voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) from being used as a route to qualify for assisted dying under the bill · No = Oppose this restriction, preferring to keep the bill's terminal illness definition as drafted without this additional exclusion212 · 266Defeated20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment 94Aye = Support tightening the definition of terminal illness to exclude cases where someone has brought themselves to that condition by voluntarily stopping eating and drinking, preventing the bill's scope from being expanded through this route. · No = Oppose this restriction, either because it is unnecessary, could harm legitimate cases, or because it might complicate care for patients who have already chosen to stop eating and drinking for other reasons.272 · 223Passed20 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 16Aye = Support allowing New Clause 16 to be read a second time and considered as part of the assisted dying Bill · No = Oppose New Clause 16 being read a second time, effectively blocking its consideration in the Bill209 · 260Defeated13 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14Aye = Support a stronger, broader ban on advertising of assisted dying services, emphasising that advertising influences choices and that protecting vulnerable people from coercion requires tighter restrictions · No = Prefer the existing advertising ban in the bill as drafted by Kim Leadbeater, without the additional strengthening provisions proposed in this amendment234 · 251Defeated13 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1Aye = Support New Clause 1 as proposed to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · No = Oppose New Clause 1, either rejecting its specific provisions or opposing the assisted dying framework more broadly231 · 256Defeated13 Jun 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2Aye = Support adding clear statutory duties around guidance and devolved responsibilities to the assisted dying framework, including consulting medical experts and palliative care providers · No = Oppose these particular provisions, either due to concerns about the bill itself or the specific approach to guidance and devolution260 · 219Passed16 May 2025Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill Report Stage: Amendment (a) to New Clause 10Aye = Support giving employers the right to prohibit staff from participating in assisted dying as part of their employment, even if those staff personally support it · No = Oppose restricting individual healthcare workers' ability to participate in assisted dying based solely on their employer's conscience objection244 · 278Defeated
How is this calculated?
Government alignment shows how often a party's MPs voted with the government's stated position on this issue. This is the most comparable metric across parties, as it measures the same reference point for everyone.
Issue-aligned direction shows how often MPs voted in the direction tagged as supportive of this issue by AI analysis. For example, if a vote is tagged “pro-environment”, an Aye vote counts as aligned.