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MPs vote for bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales

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MPs vote for bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales



Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live will be given right to die under proposed legislationAssisted dying bill – latest live updatesMPs have taken a historic step toward legalising assisted dying in England and Wales after backing a bill that would give some terminally ill people the right to end their lives.The Commons backed the bill by 330 votes in favour to 275 against, a majority of 55. Keir Starmer and the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, voted in favour while Angela Rayner, the deputy prime minister, and Wes Streeting, the health secretary, voted against. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/29/mps-vote-for-assisted-dying-in-england-and-wales

Author : Jessica Elgot, Eleni Courea and Rowena Mason

Publish date : 2024-11-29 16:01:07

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