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UK MPs vote in favour of assisted dying

Britain’s parliament voted in favour of a new bill to legalise assisted dying on Friday, opening the way for months of further debate over an issue that has sparked a national conversation over dignity in death and end-of-life care. In...
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Britain’s parliament voted in favour of a new bill to legalise assisted dying on Friday, opening the way for months of further debate over an issue that has sparked a national conversation over dignity in death and end-of-life care.

In an initial approval of the bill, 330 lawmakers voted in favour with 275 against the “Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)” bill, which would provide for mentally competent, terminally ill adults in England and Wales who are assessed by doctors to have six months or less left to live the right to choose to end their lives with medical help.

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