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What Germany can teach Britain about assisted dying

What Germany can teach Britain about assisted dying

Critics of Labour’s assisted dying bill fear its vagueness means we are heading for trouble. Germany, where assisted suicide is legal, shows what happens when the law doesn’t specify exactly what is allowed.

In 2020, Germany’s federal constitutional court decriminalized assisted suicide, ruling that patient autonomy must be the paramount consideration when granting consent.

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