UK Approves Assisted Dying Amid National Debate
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced there is no budget for an assisted dying service, despite MPs narrowly supporting the legislation, citing existing NHS financial constraints and concerns over end-of-life care quality. The bill, which aims to give terminally ill adults choice in their death, faces scrutiny in the House of Lords, with opponents calling for stronger safeguards and highlighting potential costs and ethical issues.
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- Britain’s lawmakers vote to allow assisted dying, after fraught national debate CNN
- It’s official: our establishment has lost any sense of right and wrong The Telegraph
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