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Members of the right-wing Act Party, which tabled it, were the only MPs to vote for it at the second reading on Thursday.

The guidelines have now been abandoned after ministers tabled an emergency law to override them on Tuesday.

Legislation will be tabled this week that government sources said would "surgically" remove that particular section of the new guidelines.

The government has expressed concerns about the timeline for implementing assisted dying, the BBC understands, before measures were tabled to delay when it could be available.

South Africa has entered uncharted waters following deep divisions in the coalition government over the national budget that has finally been tabled after a month-long delay.