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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke and David Maddox

11th hour bid to ban ‘death pods’ as MPs gear up for final votes on assisted dying

A late amendment to Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying legislation has been tabled to include a ban of the controversial so-called “death pods”.

The move by Tory MP Greg Stafford comes as more than 1,000 doctors have urged MPs to vote against the assisted dying bill when it returns to the Commons, claiming it is a “real threat to both patients and the medical workforce”.

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