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Senior MP ‘worried that vulnerable people will get swept up’ in assisted dying

Diane Abbott voted against the legislation (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

A senior MP has said she is “worried that vulnerable people will get swept up in the assisted dying route”, after plans received their first approval from MPs.

A historic Commons vote on Friday means that assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales, after proposals cleared their first parliamentary hurdle.

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