Where British MPs should look before the vote on assisted dying
The closest analogue to Kim Leadbeater’s bill is not Canadian but Australian
Editor’s note: On November 29th a majority of MPs voted in favour of a bill that would legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people in England and Wales. The reform will face further scrutiny in Parliament before it becomes law.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The Victorian example”
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