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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Brian Melley and Pan Pylas

Historic debate on legalizing assisted dying in England and Wales begins

Britain Assisted Dying - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

British lawmakers started a historic debate Friday on a proposal to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales, an issue that has divided Parliament as well as the country at large.

It's the first time the House of Commons has had the opportunity to vote on legalizing what some people call “assisted dying” while others term as “assisted suicide” in nearly a decade — and it looks like it will be a close result.

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