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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Theresa May accused of being ‘deeply insensitive’ after referring to assisted dying as ‘suicide’

Theresa May has been accused of being “deeply insensitive” after the former prime minister referred to assisted dying for terminally ill people as suicide during a debate on the matter last week.

Baroness May, one of around 190 peers with their names down to speak on the bill across a two-day debate that will resume on Friday, referred to it as an “assisted suicide bill” and said it “effectively says suicide is OK”.

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