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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Y. Áine Fox

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Fall of assisted dying bill heartbreaking for some but welcomed by opponents - Caught on Camera

Campaigners in favour of the bill react after hearing the result of the vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Stefan Rousseau/PA) - (PA Wire)

The rejection of the assisted dying Bill has been branded “a travesty and desperately disappointing” by supporters while others have urged the focus to shift to improving end-of-life care.

Dame Esther Rantzen, who is terminally ill and has been a prominent voice in the call to change the law described it as a “tragic day”.

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