MPs prepare to vote on assisted dying bill
MPs will vote in the second reading of a bill to legalise assisted dying
After weeks of public debate, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will be voted upon in its second reading in the House of Commons tomorrow. The Bill was introduced to Parliament last month by backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. We brought together three MPs: one who backs a change in the law, one who opposes it, and one who remains undecided.
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