Historic vote moves assisted dying closer to law in England, Wales

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2025-06-20

London (PA Media/dpa) - Assisted dying is a step closer to being made legal in England and Wales after the proposed legislation cleared the House of Commons in a historic vote - albeit with a narrower majority. More than 300 members of parliament backed a bill that would allow terminally ill adults with a life expectancy of less than six months to end their lives. "Yes" campaigners wept, jumped and hugged each other outside parliament as the vote......

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