UK MPs will vote later (on Friday) on proposed legislation to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults.
The bill would allow adults with mental capacity who are terminally ill to request assistance to die, with approval needed from two doctors and the High Court.
It's a free vote - meaning parliamentarians can vote with their conscience, rather than following a party position.
Conservative MP Kit Malthouse says he'll be voting for the bill.
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Professor Kevin Yuill, chief executive of Humanists Against Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, is opposed.
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The bill would allow adults with mental capacity who are terminally ill to request assistance to die, with approval needed from two doctors and the High Court.
It's a free vote - meaning parliamentarians can vote with their conscience, rather than following a party position.
Conservative MP Kit Malthouse says he'll be voting for the bill.
IN: 'I deserve...
OUT: ...lives.'
DUR: 11 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1129dying-malthouse1.mp3
ALT:
Professor Kevin Yuill, chief executive of Humanists Against Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia, is opposed.
IN: 'I think...
OUT: ...of life.'
DUR: 13 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/1129dying-yuill1.mp3