# British lawmakers have narrowly approved a bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people, by 314 votes to 291. Friday’s vote puts Britain firmly on track to join a small club of nations that have legalised the process. It allows people with a terminal condition and less than six months to live to take a substance to end their lives, as long as they can make the decision themselves. Canada, New Zealand, Spain and most of Australia allow assisted dying in some form, as do several US states.
Britain’s lawmakers vote to allow assisted dying