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MPs could be set to vote on the legalisation of assisted dying before the end of the year after Labour MP Kim Leadbeater’s Private Member’s Bill was selected for debate. The bill could give terminally ill adults the right to choose to end their lives if they wish. According to the Telegraph, dozens of MPs are said to be pushing for more people to be eligible for assisted dying. As many as 38 Labour MPs could back the proposals for the bill to go further and not simply apply to those who are terminally ill. The bill marks the first time the topic has been debated in the House of Commons since 2…

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