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Assisted dying bill has strict safeguards, MP Kim Leadbeater says

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Labour MP Kim Leadbeater says bill includes "strictest safeguards anywhere in the world" Opponents of assisted dying have raised concerns that people could feel pressured into ending their lives.

Current laws in the UK prevent people from asking for medical help to die.

A separate bill to legalise assisted dying has also been proposed in Scotland .

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