British parliament votes in favour of assisted dying law | Government News

The terminally ill adults end of life legislation passed by a vote of 314-291, clearing its biggest parliamentary hurdle.

The United Kingdom’s parliament has voted in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people, paving the way for the country’s biggest social change in a generation.

On Friday, 314 members of parliament voted in favour and 291 against the bill in the House of Commons, the UK’s lower chamber of parliament.

The bill will go on to Parliament’s…