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UK lawmakers vote down bill to allow assisted dying in England and Wales

UK lawmakers vote down bill to allow assisted dying in England and Wales
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U.K. lawmakers on Friday voted down legislation to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives. Following an impassioned four-hour debate in the elected House of Commons, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was rejected 286 to 270. The outcome was somewh...

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