New assisted dying bill a 'bittersweet' moment, say UK campaigners

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2024-10-16

London (PA Media/dpa) - Terminally ill adults in England and Wales could be helped to end their lives "subject to safeguards and protections" as a new bill was formally introduced in the House of Commons for the first time in almost a decade. Campaigners on both sides of the controversial assisted dying debate gathered outside Parliament on Wednesday ahead of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill being brought before MPs by Labour's Kim Le......

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