{"id":254715,"date":"2025-06-20T18:04:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T17:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mps-narrowly-back-legalising-assisted-dying-in-england-and-wales-by-23-votes-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T18:04:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T17:04:42","slug":"mps-narrowly-back-legalising-assisted-dying-in-england-and-wales-by-23-votes-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/mps-narrowly-back-legalising-assisted-dying-in-england-and-wales-by-23-votes-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"MPs narrowly back legalising assisted dying in England and Wales by 23 votes | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/HrOO2kXVDFc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"MPs narrowly back legalising assisted dying in England and Wales by 23 votes | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HrOO2kXVDFc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>In an historic vote, Members of Parliament have approved a bill which gives terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to end their own lives.<\/p>\n<p>The Terminally Ill Adults Bill, which was backed by 314 votes to 291, will now go to the House of Lords for further scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>The bill backed with a majority of 23 MPs, representing a drop from the first time it was debated in November, when it passed by 55.<\/p>\n<p>The vote came after an emotionally-charged debate which saw MPs recount personal stories of seeing friends and relatives die.<\/p>\n<p>SUBS<\/p>\n<p>#AssistedDying #BBCNews<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an historic vote, Members of Parliament have approved a bill which gives terminally ill adults in England and Wales the right to end their own lives. 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