The bill plans to allow assisted suicide in England and Wales for adults with an incurable illness and a life expectancy of less than six months.
British MPs adopted on Friday November 29 at first reading a proposed law on assisted dying for certain terminally ill adults in England and Wales, after a historic vote. 330 MPs voted in favor of this proposal from a Labor representative, and 275 opposed it, following lively ethical and religious debates in recent weeks. MPs were invited to vote according to their conscience, beyond political sensitivities.
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In Britain, voices are raised against a new bill on assisted suicide
The proposed law would allow assisted suicide in England and Wales for adults with an incurable illness who have a life expectancy of less than six months, and who are able to take the substance causing their death themselves . The decision should be validated by two doctors and a judge.
“Kill the law, not the sick”
“My death, my choice” on one side, “Kill the law, not the sick” on the other: defenders and opponents of the British bill authorizing assisted suicide for certain terminally ill patients mobilized on Friday in front of Parliament for a first vote on this text. About a hundred demonstrators in favor of this law wear pink t-shirts and hats, and hold posters that proclaim: “Give me the opportunity to choose my death”, “My life, my death, my choice”, “The dying need to have a choice”.
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