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Scottish MPs reject assisted dying - and England's House of Lords looks set to follow suit artwork

Scottish MPs reject assisted dying - and England's House of Lords looks set to follow suit

SBS News In Depth
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A WARNING THAT THIS STORY MAY BE DISTRESSING FOR SOME LISTENERS: Scotland's Parliament has rejected legislation that would have made Scotland the first part of the United Kingdom to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives. Members of the Edinburgh-based legislature voted 69 to 57 against a bill that would have let people in Scotland with six months or less to live seek help to end their life. The Scottish vote is part of a wider debate across the UK.

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