The UK Parliament has rejected by a majority of votes highlighting a special law that would give seriously ill the right to die.
After a debate among lawmakers overburdened British opponents of the bill warned that "its approval would like to call legal killing people."
After 4 hours of debate and confrontation, "the draft law on assisted death" was rejected with 330 votes against and 118 in favor, while a simple majority was 212 votes, thus giving end a debate that affects many generations.
Based on the plan offered by MP Rob Marris, adults of sound mind and you can not have more than 6 months to live, could secure the right to seek medical help to end prematurely their lives.
This vote is the first since 1997, when the British House of Representatives had voted for the last time on the same subject.
Outside Parliament, activists of both parties clashed with each other, revealing different placards and shouting against rivals.
Those against euthanasia said the result was an unequivocal rejection of the law "too dangerous". Meanwhile, activists who were in favor of the campaign "to care medically not kill", said that "they did so, proving mission creep as has happened in some other countries, which nevertheless have allowed the killing of assisting and euthanasia, such as Belgium, the Netherlands and the US state of Oregon. "