Welsh Parliament Rejects Support for Assisted Suicide

Published on October 25, 2024

The Welsh Parliament has voted to reject a motion in support of assisted suicide, which would have also endorsed a change in the law at Westminster. The motion, tabled by Welsh Labour’s Julie Morgan, was rejected with 19 in favour, 26 against, and nine abstentions in a vote on Wednesday evening. Opposition came from all major parties, including Labour, Plaid Cymru, the Conservatives, and the Liberal Democrats. Major figures within the Labour-led Welsh Government voted against it, notably First Minister Eluned Morgan and Secretary for Health and Social Care Jeremy Miles, who said if Westminster passed any laws allowing assisted suicide, it would have “huge ramifications” for Wales....

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