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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Aine Fox,Rhiannon James and Nick Lester

The assisted dying Bill has run out of time – but could still become law. Here’s how

MPs are now facing calls to decide the future of the long-running and divisive debate on assisted dying, as a legislative attempt to change the law is set to formally fail on Friday.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which has been making its way through Parliament for the past year and a half, is expected to fall without a vote at the end of a debate in the House of Lords, marking its last scheduled sitting before the end of this session.

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