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Morning. The UK once again faces a historic decision. MPs will today have their final chance to debate and vote on the contentious assisted dying bill.…

MPs, read this horror before you vote today. Here’s how some people are slowly dying, right now, in mortal agony untreatable by the best palliative care:…

The leader of the Blue Labour group has said he will vote against the assisted dying bill – one of the most high-profile switchers – as…

As MPs prepare for the final decisive votes this Friday on one of the most consequential laws of our generation, an act that could determine a…

Medics would not be allowed to raise assisted dying as an option with under-18s, and advertising it would be banned under changes backed by MPs before…

Opposition to a bill which would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales is growing among MPs, the BBC has found.The Assisted Dying Bill was supported…

France’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill to legalise assisted dying, marking a significant step in a long-running national debate. The bill passed…

France’s lower house of parliament adopted a bill Tuesday to allow adults with incurable illness to take lethal medication, as public demands grow across Europe for…

The number of assisted deaths could be more than 4,000 in the 10th year after the law comes into force in England and Wales if MPs…

Catherine BurnsHealth correspondentHarriet AgerholmData journalistBBCGPs are deeply divided over assisted dying, with personal beliefs shaping their viewsFamily doctors in England are deeply divided on the issue…