# Layla Moran

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-11**: House of Commons defeats assisted dying bill — After more than four and a half hours of debate, MPs voted 286 to 270 against the assisted dying bill, defeating the legislation by 16 votes.
- **2025**: Second Commons vote passes with narrowed majority — The bill cleared a second Commons vote, but support narrowed significantly to a majority of 23 votes.
- **2024**: First Commons vote passes assisted dying bill — The bill cleared its first major House of Commons vote with a majority of 55 votes.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Assisted Dying Bill Fails by 16 Votes: The Legal Fallout
2026-09-13 01:24:49 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

The House of Commons rejected the assisted dying bill by 16 votes, leaving the Suicide Act 1961 unchanged. Oxfordshire's seven MPs split 4-3, exposing the legislative coalition's fragility. The defeat ends the latest attempt to introduce a statutory exception for terminal illness in England and Wales.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/assisted-dying-bill-defeat-legal-analysis-oxfordshire

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