MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales

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The bill will pass to Lords

MPs have voted to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

The vote passed with a majority of 23 with 314 voting in favour and 291 against.

The bill will now pass to the House of Lords, but is expected to be passed.

The bill precises that terminally ill adults can end their life if they:

Are over 18, live in England or Wales, and have been registered with a GP for at least 12 months
Have the mental capacity to make the choice and be deemed to have expressed a clear, settled and informed wish, free from coercion or pressure
Be expected to die within six months
Make two separate declarations, witnessed and signed, about their wish to die
Satisfy two independent doctors that they are eligible - with at least seven days between each assessment

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