Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after bill passed by MPs
Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter, Rebecca Wilcox, celebrates with a Dignity in Dying campaigner in Westminster, central London, after the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed in the House of Commons. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire
Terminally ill people in England and Wales are to be given the right to an assisted death in a historic societal shift that will transform end-of-life care.
After months of argument, MPs narrowly voted in favour of a private member’s bill introduced by Labour’s Kim Leadbeater, which could become law within four years.
