Summary
Assisted dying bill has split parliament and the country
Supporters want terminally ill adults to have more control
Opponents concerned dying could be coerced
Others say better palliative care is key
LONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) – British lawmakers must decide on Friday whether to support assisted dying in an emotional vote which has split parliament and the country.
Lawmakers will debate proposals to allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults in England and Wales, with six months or less left to live, the right to choose to end their lives with medical help.
The first attempt to change the law in a decade has caused a national debate in Britain, with former prime ministers, faith leaders, medics, judges and ministers in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government weighing in on the subject.