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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Richard Wheeler

Assisted dying proposal clears latest Commons test amid money questions

Kim Leadbeater’s proposed law to legalise assisted dying has passed its latest test in the Commons (Ben Whitley/PA) - (PA Wire)

A proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has passed its latest Commons test, amid questions about the cost implications for taxpayers.

MPs approved a money resolution that would provide the legal basis for public spending connected to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill should it become law.

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