U.K. Lawmakers Approve Medically Assisted Suicide

The bill gives people the right to assisted suicide if they have a terminal illness and fewer than six months to live.

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U.K. lawmakers give initial approval to so-called assisted dying bill

Members of Parliament approved the so-called assisted dying bill by a vote of 330 to 275, signaling their approval in principle for the bill. The vote sends the bill to further scrutiny in Parliament.
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China’s lawmakers gather to approve long-awaited fiscal stimulus

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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 Lawmakers Vote to Legalize Assisted Dying After Emotional Debate

In a landmark decision on Friday, Parliament voted in favor of allowing assisted suicide for some terminally ill people under strict conditions.
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British Lawmakers Voted to Legalize Assisted Dying. Here’s What to Know.

The House of Commons voted in favor of a bill that would legalize assisted dying for the terminally ill, under strict conditions. A similar proposal was rejected in 2015.
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Canada judge halts medically assisted death of woman in rare injunction

Court order blocks Vancouver physician Ellen Wiebe from euthanizing Alberta resident due to lack of physical ailment. A British Columbia judge has issued a rare, last-minute injunction barring a ...
World - The Guardian - October 31
MPs who are also medics urge colleagues to support assisted dying bill

Exclusive: Cross-party group’s letter comes after health secretary said he doubted NHS could enact the change. A cross-party group of MPs who are practising medics and former NHS staff have written ...
World - The Guardian - November 1