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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea and Aletha Adu

MPs back bill changes to prevent medics raising assisted dying with under-18s

Anti-assisted dying campaigners gathered outside parliament brandishing placards
Campaigners making their views clear outside parliament on Friday. Photograph: James Manning/PA

Medics would not be allowed to raise assisted dying as an option with under-18s, and advertising it would be banned under changes backed by MPs before a final vote expected next week.

The Commons voted on Friday on amendments to the assisted dying bill, which would legalise the option for terminally ill adults in England and Wales who have been told they have fewer than six months to live.

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