{"id":"87329e59-8b49-4080-b950-09d46c2cfffd","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/10/assisted-dying-bill-mps-final-chance-make-history","domain":"theguardian.com","outlet":{"name":"The Guardian","country":"GB","cred":4,"lean":-1,"curated":true,"owner":"Guardian Media Group"},"title":"My plea to MPs: this is the final chance to save the assisted dying bill. Make your mark on history | Polly Toynbee","plainHeadline":"MPs urged to back assisted dying bill to end torture-like deaths","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Polly Toynbee appeals to MPs to support Lauren Edwards’s assisted dying bill.","The bill seeks a second reading in the Commons to allow dying adults to request assistance with dying.","Toynbee cites harrowing examples and reports to argue for immediate parliamentary vote.","She contrasts Commons support with Lords filibuster that blocked the measure for 16 days.","Humanists UK notes deaths at Dignitas since the bill entered the Lords as context."],"topics":["Politics","Health"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-10T14:20:21.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-10T14:34:50.795Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/664d5669-5362-4063-94f9-8047fc8e19a5","storyId":"664d5669-5362-4063-94f9-8047fc8e19a5","image":"https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8442b68cbdf61fbd7ed0b127e89c969644a2436c/234_0_4310_3448/master/4310.jpg?width=140&quality=85&auto=format&fit=max&s=186ba881ed4c7b036954c84d32c6c4a9","author":"Polly Toynbee","dek":"Any MP not voting for it on Friday will condemn thousands of us to die in agony. The public is hugely in favour too, so do the right thing"}