Assisted dying: why Britain should back a change
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The Economist
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🗓️ 22 November 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Should people have the right to choose how they die? Though many Britons support the principle, a vote on assisted dying in the House of Commons may fail. Donald Trump reshaped the Supreme Court in his first term. His second act could be just as dramatic (09:30). And remembering figurative painter Frank Auerbach (18:10).
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