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A bill aimed at legalizing assisted dying has cleared a legislative hurdle in the Dáil and will now come under close scrutiny.
The TDs voted in favor of the Dying with Dignity Bill 81-71 and it will now continue to the committee stage.
A motion by the government to establish a special committee to examine the bill for 12 months was rejected.
The bill has been sponsored by the Socialist Party TD Gino Kenny.
Cabinet ministers backed the government’s motion, but all other TDs in the three coalition parties had a vote of conscience.
The Dying with Dignity Bill has cleared a hurdle in the Dáil by 81 to 71 votes. You will now proceed to the committee stage. @rtenews
– Sandra Hurley (@sandra_hurley) October 7, 2020
When the government’s motion was rejected, all TDs in Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party had a free vote on the bill.
The twelve green TDs supported him at that stage, along with four deputies from Fianna Fáil and ten members from Fine Gael.
Kildare North’s Fianna Fáil TD, James Lawless, was one of those who supported the bill after the government’s motion was defeated.
Sinn Féin, Labor and Social Democrats voted in favor of passing the bill.
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