Members of Parliament supported the bill in a vote of 314 to 291. It now moves to the second chamber of Parliament, the House of Lords, where the bill can be amended or delayed but not overruled.<\/p>\n
In a social media post<\/a>, the Trump administration criticized the legislation for supporting \u201cstate-subsidized suicide,\u201d adding \u201cthe United States reaffirms the sanctity of life.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cThe western world should stand for life, vitality and hope over surrender and death,\u201d the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor wrote in its social media statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n As the UK Parliament considers support for state-subsidized suicide, euphemistically called a bill for \u201cTerminally Ill Adults,\u201d the United States reaffirms the sanctity of life. The western world should stand for life, vitality and hope over surrender and death.<\/p>\n \u2014 Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, & Labor (DRL) (@StateDRL) June 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Following Friday\u2019s decision, Kim Leadbeater, the Labour party lawmaker who proposed the bill, called the move a \u201chuge moment for the country,\u201d per The Associated Press<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cIt was a huge sense of relief because this is the right thing to do,\u201d Leadbeater added. <\/p>\n Since the bill was first voted on in November 2024, it has faced much opposition from leaders worldwide, particularly religious leaders and groups. <\/p>\n John Howard, a Catholic priest in the U.K., led a group of people in prayer while the voting took place last Friday. <\/p>\n \u201cI feel great sorrow and concern, particularly for the most vulnerable and disabled,\u201d he told Reuters<\/a>. \u201cThis is a dark day for our country.\u201d<\/p>\n Religious leaders respond to the U.K.\u2019s assisted dying billCatholic Union of Great Britain <\/p>\n In a statement<\/a> shared on social media, The Catholic Union of Great Britain wrote, \u201cThe complex needs of many of the families I serve require a network of support, not, as the Bill allows, physicians bringing up the possibility of assisted dying to those who are already vulnerable & suicidal.\u201d <\/p>\n The complex needs of many of the families I serve require a network of support, not, as the Bill allows, physicians bringing up the possibility of assisted dying to those who are already vulnerable & suicidal @ProfMarkTaubert<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/HzKw67fl5u<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Catholic Union of Great Britain (@CatholicUnionGB) June 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Bishop of London, Sarah Mullally<\/p>\n Bishop Sarah Mullally called the legislation, \u201ca risk to the most vulnerable people in our society,\u201d in a statement<\/a> shared by The Church of England. <\/p>\n \u201cEvery person is of immeasurable and irreducible value, and should be able to access the care and support that they need \u2014 a principle that I know is shared by those all faiths and none,\u201d she added. <\/p>\n Muslim Council of Britain<\/p>\n \u201cThis legislation risks placing pressure on vulnerable people, especially those with terminal illness, mental health struggles, or disabilities, who may feel compelled to end their lives simple because they feel like a burden,\u201d the Muslim Council of Britain wrote in a statement<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cWe urge peers in the House of Lords to reflect carefully on the serious risk this legislation poses.\u201d <\/p>\n Sikh Council U.K. <\/p>\n The Sikh Council of the U.K. said it \u201cexpresses serious concern\u201d over the legislation. <\/p>\n \u201cThe Sikh community believes in seva (selfless service), and we are called to support the sick, elderly and dying with compassion, not convenience.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe now call on House of Lords to reflect carefully on the unintended consequences of this bill and to actively engage with faith groups, medical professionals and marginalized communities before proceeding further.\u201d <\/p>\n Sikh Council UK Expresses deep concerns over assisted dying bill. pic.twitter.com\/6p5MSqLg0w<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sikh Council UK | \u0a38\u0a3f\u0a71\u0a16 \u0a15\u0a4c\u0a02\u0a38\u0a32 \u0a2f\u0a42.\u0a15\u0a47 | \u0938\u093f\u0916 \u0915\u094c\u0902\u0938\u093f\u0932 \u092f\u0942 (@SCUKofficial) June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop John Sherrington<\/p>\n Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, and Archbishop John Sherrington, Archbishop of Liverpool, said the bill could close down hospice and care homes. <\/p>\n \u201cInstitutions whose mission has always been to provide compassionate care in sickness or old age, and to provide such care until the end of life, may have no choice, in the face of these demands, but to withdraw from the provision of such care,\u201d they said in a joint statement, per CBCEW<\/a>.<\/p>\n The statement continued, \u201cThe widespread support which hospices attract from local communities will also be undermined by these demands which, in many cases, will require these institutions to act contrary to their traditional and principled foundations.\u201d <\/p>\n\n
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A demonstrator against assisted dying holds a banner outside Parliament in London, Friday, June 20, 2025, as British lawmakers are set to vote Friday on whether to back a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. | Kirsty Wigglesworth, Associated Press