MPs back bill to allow assisted dying after emotional debate

In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs support the assisted dying bill by 330 to 275.

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British lawmakers back assisted dying bill after emotional debate

LONDON — British lawmakers voted on Friday in favor of a landmark bill that would for the first time help terminally ill adults end their lives.
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UK MPs back bill to legalise assisted dying

Legislators vote to allow some terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their lives
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UK Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying After Emotional Debate

After an emotional debate, Parliament voted on Friday in favor of allowing assisted suicide for some terminally ill people in England and Wales.
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MPs back landmark 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 legislation. Assisted dying bill – latest live updates MPs have taken a historic step toward ...
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Britain’s Emotional Debate Over Assisted Dying

As lawmakers prepare to vote on legalizing assisted suicide for the terminally ill in England and Wales, an intense public discussion has unfolded.
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MPs back landmark assisted dying bill to give some terminally ill people the right to end their lives – UK politics live

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‘I completely changed my mind’: How UK MPs backed assisted dying bill

Months of scrutiny follow landmark decision as questions remain over how it would be safely implemented
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