Why are MPs voting on assisted dying again?
UK Members of Parliament are set to vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which would legalize assisted dying for those with less than six months to live. The vote is expected to be extremely close, with both supporters and opponents lobbying for turnout.
Why it matters
This legislation represents a major shift in social policy and medical ethics, with significant implications for end-of-life care in the UK.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Demonstrators on both sides have campaigned in Westminster as the bill has progressed through Parliament
MPs will vote again on proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales on Friday.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill would allow adults with fewer than six months to live to apply to be given help to end their own life.
This would be subject to certain safeguards, including requiring the approval of two doctors and an expert panel.
Labour MP Lauren Edwards, who has brought forward an identical bill to the previous attempt, says she wants to ask the House of Lords to "finish the job".
The last effort to change the law ran out of time to clear all the necessary stages in Parliament .
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