Rejected petition Give us a vote on letting terminally ill people ask to end their suffering.

Rejected on 14 September 2015

We want those suffering terminal illnesses to be allowed a dignified death, but MPs and political parties don't want to risk the backlash from those who disagree. We need a national referendum to decide whether to legalise assisted dying.

Assisted dying is legal is several countries but must always have rigorous safeguards. For example, any request should first be approved by a court.

To see what a British assisted dying law could look like if it were approved, see the "Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill 2015-16" in the link below.

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2015-2016/0007/16007.pdf

There was a national referendum on the Alternative Vote in May 2011. A referendum on assisted dying could take the same form.

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/106652

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