The UK Parliament has approved a bill supporting the legalization of assisted dying, sparking a national debate. The bill, which received 330 votes in favor and 275 against, would permit terminally ill adults in England and Wales, with a prognosis of six months or less, to choose to end their lives with medical assistance. The issue has raised questions about palliative care standards and divided public opinion.
The parliament of the United Kingdom has backed a bill to allow assisted dying, kicking off months of wrangling over a possible legal change that has divided the country and raised questions about the standard of palliative care. MPs voted by 330 to 275 in support of legalised euthanasia in the first vote on the issue in the House of Commons, the lower house of the UK parliament for nearly a decade.
Opponents of the bill say vulnerable ill people may feel coerced to end their lives, rather than making the decision for their own well-being. Some MPs who are against the bill said they were worried it would discriminate against people with disabilities. Opponents also worry that the UK's healthcare system, the NHS, is not ready for such a landmark change and that it could cause a decline in investment in palliative care.
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