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News24 | UK MPs vote in favour of assisted dying bill in historic step

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News24 | UK MPs vote in favour of assisted dying bill in historic stepBritain’s parliament took a historic step towards allowing euthanasia on Friday when MPs backed contentious legislation that would introduce assisted dying for terminally ill people.
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MPs have voted in favour of the assisted dying bill which will legalise the right for terminally ill people in England and Wales to end their own life with medical assistance. In a historic vote on Friday, MPs voted 314 to 291 in favour of the bill, backing the right for adults with less than six...

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