{"id":28700,"date":"2024-11-30T07:34:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-30T12:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=28700"},"modified":"2024-11-30T07:34:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-30T12:34:22","slug":"uk-mps-back-proposals-to-legalise-assisted-dying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/11\/30\/uk-mps-back-proposals-to-legalise-assisted-dying\/","title":{"rendered":"UK MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UK MPs have backed proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales in a historic vote which paves the way for a change in the law.<\/b><\/p>\n

In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs supported a bill which would allow terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek help to end their own life by 330 to 275, a majority of 55.<\/p>\n

It followed an emotional debate in the chamber, where MPs from both sides shared personal stories which had informed their decisions.<\/p>\n

The bill will now face many more months of debate and scrutiny by MPs and peers, who could choose to amend it, with the approval of both Houses of Parliament required before it becomes law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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