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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Archie Mitchell

Gordon Brown comes out against assisted dying in major blow to bill

Gordon Brown has declared he does not support the legalisation of assisted dying, arguing that the state of the NHS means it is not the right time for the momentous change.

The former prime minister wrote movingly of the death of his newborn daughter in January 2002, which he said showed him the “value and imperative of good end-of-life care”.

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