Britain | The Victorian example

Where British MPs should look before the vote on assisted dying

The closest analogue to Kim Leadbeater’s bill is not Canadian but Australian

A nurse attending to a pateient behind curtains, the light coming through the blinds
Illustration: Katherine Lam
|Melbourne

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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