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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tara Cobham

Five arguments for and against legalising assisted dying

MPs are debating the divisive issue of assisted dying for the first time in almost a decade ahead of a historic vote this afternoon.

Kim Leadbeater, the MP behind the bill, has argued her colleagues have a chance to “correct injustice and reduce human suffering”, while opposition campaigners have warned of “inevitable abuse, pressure, coercion and mistakes”.

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