Assisted dying bill fails in the Lords

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A proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has run out of time to become law, but supporters of the bill say they will not give up.

The bill stalled in the House of Lords after the House of Commons supported allowing terminally ill adults expected to die within six months to seek medical help to end their life, subject to certain safeguards.

Sky's Ashish Joshi reports.

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