Historic vote sees majority of MPs back assisted dying

ASSISTED dying is a step closer to being made legal in England and Wales after the proposed legislation cleared the House of Commons in a historic vote.

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A majority of MPs backed a Bill that would allow terminally-ill adults with a life expectancy of less than six months to end their lives.

Despite warnings from opponents around the safety of a Bill they argued has been rushed through, the proposed legislation took another step in the parliamentary process.

MPs voted 314 to 291, majority 23, to approve Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at third reading.

This means the Bill will move to the House of Lords for further debate and scrutiny. Both Houses must agree the final text of the Bill before it can be signed into law.