‘A tragic day’: campaigners react as MPs say no to legalising assisted dying
Distressed pro-assisted dying campaigners react at Parliament Square in London after MPs voted by 286 votes to 270 against the bill. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenDistressed pro-assisted dying campaigners react at Parliament Square in London after MPs voted by 286 votes to 270 against the bill. Standing outside the Houses of Parliament, many wearing pink caps and T-shirts with slogans such as “Give me choice over my death”, they held on to each other for comfort.
- ▪Distressed pro-assisted dying campaigners react at Parliament Square in London after MPs voted by 286 votes to 270 against the bill.
- ▪Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenDistressed pro-assisted dying campaigners react at Parliament Square in London after MPs voted by 286 votes to 270 against the bill.
- ▪Standing outside the Houses of Parliament, many wearing pink caps and T-shirts with slogans such as “Give me choice over my death”, they held on to each other for comfort.
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Distressed pro-assisted dying campaigners react at Parliament Square in London after MPs voted by 286 votes to 270 against the bill. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAView image in fullscreenDistressed pro-assisted dying campaigners react at Parliament Square in London after MPs voted by 286 votes to 270 against the bill. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPAAssisted dying‘A tragic day’: campaigners react as MPs say no to legalising assisted dyingOpponents say proposed law change for England and Wales was ‘unsafe and unworkable’ after bill is narrowly defeatedAlexandra Topping Political correspondentFri 11 Sep 2026 13.45 EDTLast modified on Fri 11 Sep 2026 15.52 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAs it became clear that MPs had voted against the assisted dying bill, campaigners who had fought for a…
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