{"id":68995,"date":"2024-12-06T13:34:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T13:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=68995"},"modified":"2024-12-06T13:39:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T13:39:42","slug":"sheffield-residents-react-to-mps-votes-on-assisted-dying-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/12\/06\/sheffield-residents-react-to-mps-votes-on-assisted-dying-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield residents react to MPs&#8217; votes on Assisted Dying Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffield residents have had their say on how their MPs voted and whether it aligns with their personal beliefs on assisted dying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A week after the vote constituents have a better understanding of where their representatives stand regarding this significant and deeply debated legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Savanna Cockerill of Sheffield Hallam said: \u201cI think it is a step in the right direction for allowing patients with terminal illnesses to get the end of life they prefer rather than deteriorating and waiting to die further down the line.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MP for Sheffield Hallam, Olivia Blake, voted in favour of the Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Olivia-Blake.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34822\" style=\"width:366px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Olivia-Blake.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Olivia-Blake-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 800px, 100vw\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Olivia Blake, MP for Sheffield Hallam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bill is to allow adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards and protections, to request and be provided with assistance to end their own life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was introduced by MP Kim Leadbeater and passed its second reading in the House of Commons on 29 November 2024, in a vote of 330 to 275. The Bill is currently at the committee stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hugo Van Nierkerk of Sheffield Central said: \u201cI am personally for assisted dying but can completely see how the vulnerable and elderly people of society would feel a burden.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sheffield Central MP, Abtisam Mohamed, was one of the two Sheffield MPs who voted against the Bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There has been a mixture of support and opposition in Sheffield with a split in vote from the six local MPs, with four of the MPs voting in favour and two voting against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Terminally ill patients seeking an assisted death would need a prognosis of less than six months to live.\u00a0The process would require approval from two independent doctors and a High Court judge to ensure all criteria are met and safeguards are upheld.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield residents have had their say on how their MPs voted and whether it aligns with their personal beliefs on assisted dying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":68633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[2001,328,9],"class_list":["post-68995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-assisted-dying-bill","tag-politics","tag-sheffield"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sheffield residents react to MPs&#039; 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