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# Local MPs reveal why they backed proposals to legalise assisted dying
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/local-mps-reveal-why-they-backed-proposals-to-legalise-assisted-dying/
- Published: 2025-06-22T16:48:55.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-22T16:49:13.000Z
- Description: A local MP says she backed a Bill which could legalise assisted dying because she believes in “dignity in death”.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:45, News

A LOCAL MP says she backed a Bill which could legalise assisted dying because she believes in “dignity in death”.

Labour’s Sarah Edwards – who represents the Tamworth constituency which includes Whittington, Shenstone, Stonnall and Fazeley – was one 314 MPs who backed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. It passed with a majority of 23.

It will now pass on to the House of Lords for further debate and scrutiny.

Ms Edwards said:

> “Thank you to all who contacted me, especially those who shared personal experiences.  
>  
> “I’ve listened carefully to all sides and, as before, I voted in favour of the Bill.  
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> “I believe in dignity in death – and that choice should not depend on the ability to travel abroad.  
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> “The Bill applies only to those who are terminally ill, mentally capable and expected to die within six months. It offers choice and comfort without replacing high-quality palliative care.  
>  
> “I’m pleased it passed its third reading and I will follow its progress in the Lords.”

Lichfield’s Labour MP Dave Robertson also backed the Bill.

He said he had made the decision “after careful thought”:

> “All of us understand this is a really emotive issue and one we absolutely all want to make sure we absolutely get right.  
>  
> “There’s been a split of MPs and I know there’s a split of opinions out there in the public too.  
>  
> “I voted to support the Bill because I think what we’ve got is a potential piece of legislation which will update some really out of date laws, but also offer protections to those who need them.  
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> “I know not everybody in the constituency will agree with me, and that’s fine – and I know that a lot of people will be really happy to see a change in the law, and that’s fine as well.  
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> “I’m proud that the debate has carried on out there in the constituency and across the country. It hasn’t got negative, insulting or aggressive as something so emotionally charged easily can.”