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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Athena Stavrou

Assisted dying bill: What happens now?

MPs have voted against a fresh move to legalise assisted dying in a dramatic U-turn after the legislation was revived in parliament on Friday.

The bill was voted down by a majority of 16, after 286 MPs voted against while 270 voted in favour, despite it having previously passed two votes in the House of Commons, in 2024 and 2025.

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