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The granular detail of Kim Leadbeater’s bill for England and Wales is yet to be agreed, and some MPs want reassurances before finally backing it

Layla Moran and Diane Abbott say end-of-life care needs more funding after bill passed for England and Wales

A free vote on whether assisted dying has been labelled as an opportunity to ‘correct injustice and reduce human suffering’ by the MP behind the bill

In today’s newsletter: Today, MPs debate one of the most significant laws ever to go before parliament. Here’s how the vote came about and what the result might mean

A number of organisations representing pharmacists have joined forces to urge Health Secretary Wes Streeting to intervene.

MPs are weighing up how to vote on a bill that would bring about the biggest social change in Britain in decades

Unlikely alliances and concerns over vulnerable people’s rights have led to fierce debate and ethical uncertainty

‘I would like to dispel all the myths around assisted dying, that people could be coerced. That it’s against God. I would just like people to know it is a dignified choice.’ These were the words of assisted dying campaigner Dawn Voice-Cooper, who chose to share her death with the…

The move was hailed by experts, who say the blueprint will ‘bring real change’ to the lives of men across the country.