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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Martin Belam

Tuesday briefing: Can a deeply divided UK agree on an assisted dying bill?

A collage illustration of a woman from behind with pencil marks and scratches on the image to depict the complexity of the assisted dying debate
Assisted dying is an divisive, complex and unresolved issue that is not going away. Illustration: Eleanor Shakespeare/The Guardian

Good morning. Last week the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill in England and Wales fell at the final hurdle – just weeks after Scotland’s parliament voted down similar proposals to legalise assisted dying.

For those opposed to a change in the law, it was a victory. For supporters, it has prompted anger – not just at the outcome, but at the process, with campaigners arguing that the unelected House of Lords had thwarted democracy by blocking legislation that had already passed the Commons.

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