MPs have rejected proposals to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales, voting 286 to 270 against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at its second reading on 11 September. The private member’s bill, introduced by Labour MP Lauren Edwards, would have allowed terminally ill adults, subject to safeguards, to receive assistance to end their lives. A similar bill passed the Commons in 2025 but failed to complete its passage through the House of Lords before the parliamentary session ended. The latest vote therefore represents a significant change of opinion in the Commons. Christian organisations opposing assisted suicide welcomed the result, describing it as a victory for protecting vulnerable people and urging Parliament instead to strengthen palliative and social care. Supporters of assisted dying argue that terminally ill adults experiencing intolerable suffering should have greater autonomy over the circumstances of their deaths. With the bill defeated at second reading, it cannot proceed further in its present form, leaving existing laws unchanged.