UK lawmakers vote against bill to legalise assisted dying
- Parliament’s lower chamber, the House of Commons, rejected the legislation by 286 votes to 270.
- Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have voted against allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives, dealing a setback to campaigners and bringing the latest effort to change the law to an end.
- The bill known as “The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)” was voted down on Friday with a total of 286 members of Parliament opposing the proposal and 270 voting for it.
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- Parliament’s lower chamber, the House of Commons, rejected the legislation by 286 votes to 270.
- Lawmakers in the United Kingdom have voted against allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives, dealing a setback to campaigners and bringing the latest effort to change the law to an end.
- The bill known as “The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)” was voted down on Friday with a total of 286 members of Parliament opposing the proposal and 270 voting for it.
Sources: Al Jazeera