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Deputados britânicos votam a favor da morte assistida
November 29, 2024 - Os deputados britânicos votam a favor da legalização da morte assistida, colocando o país um passo mais próximo de aderir a uma lista de territórios que admitem a eutanásia em casos extremos.
Assisted dying could become legal in England and Wales after a bill was backed on Nov 29, by MPs in an historic Westminster vote.
Kim Leadbeater’s “Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill” received 330 yeas against 275 nays at its second reading in the House of Commons – a majority of 55.
The bill would allow terminally ill adults with six months left to live to request medical assistance to end their lives peacefully.
A similar bill was voted on in 2015, being beaten by 178 votes to 106.