UK lawmakers throw out bill to legalise assisted dying
UK lawmakers threw out bill to legalise assisted dying, after the controversial legislation was passed by the lower house of parliament last year before being scuppered in the unelected upper house by more than 1,200 amendments.(Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP) British MPs on Friday rejected a bill to legalise assisted dying in a knife-edge vote, a blow to campaigners in favour of the controversial procedure that is legal in a host of countries including Canada and Switzerland.
The controversial draft assisted dying legislation passed in a landmark vote in the House of Commons last June.
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