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A Doctor-Assisted Dying Bill, put forward under the Ten Minute Rule procedure, was defeated by 234 votes to 89 on the same day that Lord Irvine introduced the Living Wills debate.

The Bill, put forward by Labour MP Joe Ashton, would have allowed someone suffering distress from a terminal illness or incurable condition to obtain a doctor's help to end
their life.

Introducing the measure,


	Mr Ashton said his mother Nellie had Parkinson's disease for seven years before dying from the condition. Opponents claimed that the measure was part of a "carefully orchestrated and calculated campaign" to change British laws which are designed to protect the terminally ill. Mr Ashton said that strict conditions would have to apply under his measure before its provisions could be brought into play.