UK Members of Parliament will hold a landmark vote on assisted dying on Friday as they decide whether to allow terminally ill people with less than six months to live to opt to end their own lives.

If the legislation is successful, it would be a fundamental reform that brings the UK into line with about a dozen countries ...

Former Prime Minister Lord David Cameron has backed moves to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults. In an article ...

British lawmakers on Friday will be given the chance to vote on plans to permit people with terminal illnesses the legal right to end their own life. The law's language has divided parliament.

The warning from Baroness Llora Finlay, a consultant in palliative care, comes on the eve of an historic vote by MPs on Kim ...

MPs will vote today on one of the most significant and morally complex pieces of legislation to come before Parliament in ...

Under the proposed legislation, only those over 18 years old in England and Wales and who are expected to die within six ...

People in England and Wales are not allowed assistance to die, even when they are terminally ill and wish to end their lives.

Muslim politicians are facing a ‘dangerous’ double standard for their religious beliefs over opposition to the controversial ...

The symptoms worsened, and one day Allison lost the ability to sing. “She had a beautiful voice and loved to sing,” said ...

If MPs vote in favour of assisted dying, it could lead to a significant change to society in the UK, on a par with reforms ...

Kim Leadbeater MP’s Bill is about addressing the complete failure of the ban on assisted dying to offer any meaningful choice or protection to dying people. Right now, terminally ill British ...