An assisted-dying bill is again introduced to Westminster
This time there is a good chance it will pass
ON October 16th, on a grey morning in Westminster, a gaggle of pink-clad campaigners with placards gathered in Parliament Square. “Kim Leadbeater MP: Thank you for giving us hope,” read one sign. Later that day, Ms Leadbeater, a Labour MP, introduced a bill in the House of Commons to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill in England and Wales.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Another go”
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