Two weeks on from the assisted dying vote, so what is the plan @andyburnham ? To every MP who voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, and to those who campaigned so loudly against it, what happens now? I have asked many MPs and opponents this directly, but I have yet to receive an answer. Since September 11th, I have been contacted by hundreds of terminally ill people, devastated that their choice has been denied, frightened of the deaths they may face, and deeply aware that their suffering was dismissed throughout this debate. That suffering did not disappear when the vote was lost. We were repeatedly told that palliative and end of life care must be fixed first. Andy Burnham stated that social and palliative care funding needed overhaul before this debate could happen. So when will palliative care be properly funded and accessible to everyone who needs it? And what is the plan for those whom palliative care, however excellent, cannot adequately relieve their pain? Terminally ill adults have been left in a broken cruel status quo. Many families will still be left helpless and traumatized, watching loved ones suffer. This is not scaremongering, it is the daily reality faced by many living with a terminal illness. To those who argued the Bill was not safe enough, what safeguards would you support? What does a safe law look like to you? It is not enough to reject the only option put before Parliament, call it unsafe, and offer no solutions for the people left behind. You cannot simply walk away now that the vote is over. Our diagnoses haven’t changed, and neither have our fears. With more than 300 million people worldwide now having legal access to assisted dying, and more jurisdictions offering choice and changing their laws, what are you going to do? We deserve answers. You cannot leave terminally ill people to suffer in the shadows and simply walk away.