Assisted dying bill for terminally ill adults faces setback in UK
AP News
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A proposed bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives is set to fall Friday as parliamentary time runs out.
Though the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed by elected lawmakers in the House of Commons last June, the U.K.’s revising chamber, the House of Lords has effectively talked it out since then.
Proponents of what has been termed “assisted dying” — sometimes referred to as “assisted suicide” — hoped it would mark the biggest change to social policy in the U.K. since abortion was partially legalized in 1967.
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