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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

UK ‘behind curve’ on assisted dying among progressive nations, says Kim Leadbeater

MP for Spen Valley, Kim Leadbeater
The MP for Spen Valley, Kim Leadbeater, several countries are close to passing assisted dying laws. Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

The UK is “behind the curve” among progressive nations, the assisted dying bill’s sponsor, Kim Leadbeater, has said on the eve of one of the most consequential votes for social change in England and Wales.

The Labour MP said the circumstances may never be right again to pass such a bill, which would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales for terminally ill people with less than six months to live, subject to approval by two doctors and a panel of experts.

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