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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Aine Fox

MPs with medical backgrounds urge assisted dying support after Bill criticism

Kim Leadbeater is the MP behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ben Whitley/PA) - (PA Wire)

Assisted dying Bill backers have argued “most healthcare professionals understand that the current law is not working” after a leading psychiatrists’ group said it cannot support the proposed legislation.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which relates to England and Wales, will come before MPs in the House of Commons on Friday for further debate for the first time since a historic yes vote in November.

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