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Sept. 11, 2026, 2:06 PM EDT / Source: The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
LONDON — U.K. lawmakers on Friday voted down legislation to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives.
The intention was to put an end to the practice of those near the end of their lives going to other countries, such as Switzerland, for an assisted death.
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Sept. 11, 2026, 2:06 PM EDT / Source: The Associated Press
By The Associated Press
LONDON — U.K. lawmakers on Friday voted down legislation to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives.

U.K. lawmakers have voted down a bill allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales to choose to end their lives

The bill had proposed allowing adults with fewer than six months to live to apply for an assisted death, subject to approval.

Parliament's lower chamber, the House of Commons, rejected the legislation by 286 votes to 270.

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