Assisted dying vote live updates: MPs vote in favour of historic bill after emotional debate
www.bbc.co.uk
The bill passes the first stage in the Commons but will be followed by months of parliamentary activity before it becomes a law.

Some progress, finally.

Edit: for the benefit of the tinfoil hat wearers, assisted dying is not the same as euthanasia.

  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    So the slippery slope fallacy, got it.

    “If we allow terminally ill the choice to die painlessly and with dignity, we’re actually welcoming doctors telling anybody with any ailment to kill themselves” is a wild take.

    You can apply the same fallacy to practically any law. It’s absurd.

    “They’ve introduced an age of consent?? This is a slippery slope! Soon the government will prevent all reproduction!1”