ANDOVER'S MP, Kit Malthouse, has voiced his support for the assisted dying bill during a debate in the House of Commons.
During the debate on Friday, November 29 about the private members bill put forward by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater to legalise assisted dying, Kit Malthouse argued in favour of the legislation.
Ahead of the vote, set to take place at 2.30pm, the Conservative MP and co-sponsor of the bill, told the Commons: "We are a 1000 year old democracy, it's not beyond us to define legislation that gives them what they want and protects those who we feel need to be protected.
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"I want this choice for my constituents, but profoundly I want it for myself."
Mr Malthouse went on to explain that countries such as Canada, which legalised assisted dying in 2016 and where his wife is from, 'love their children just as much as we do'.
He argued that ministers are more than capable of drafting appropriate legislation and that claims it could overload the NHS are not a reason to vote against the bill.
He continued: "Even if you think there is an impact, are you seriously telling me that my death, my agony, is too much for the NHS to have time for? Is it too much hassle?"
Mr Malthouse concluded that 'no matter what happens today' it should be made clear that: "Terminal people will still take their own lives, and all we are deciding today is how."
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