People in support of assisted dying hold placards as they gather outside the Parliament as British lawmakers debate the assisted dying law, in London, Britain, November 29, 2024. REUTERS/Mina Kim
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's parliament backed a new bill to allow assisted dying on Friday, kicking off months of wrangling over a possible legal change that has sparked a national conversation about dignity in death and end-of-life care.
In an initial approval of the bill, 330 lawmakers voted in favour with 275 against the "Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life)" bill, which would provide for mentally competent, terminally ill adults in England and Wales who are assessed by doctors to have six months or less left to live the right to choose to end their lives with medical help.
