British lawmakers on Friday confirmed their support for assisted suicide for some terminally ill people, after months of ...

Campaigners are urging peers in the House of Lords not to block the assisted dying bill. MPs in the House of Commons backed ...

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Lawmakers in Britain have narrowly approved a bill to legalize assisted dying for terminally ill people, capping a fraught ...

A widow whose terminally ill husband died after refusing food and drink has welcomed a vote by MPs to back a bill that would ...

Lawmakers voted 314-291 for legalization following an impassioned, four-hour debate. Modeled on a law in Oregon, the ...

Proponents of the bill argued that those with a terminal diagnosis must be given a choice at the end of their lives to ...

Separate bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.

MPs will vote on whether Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying Bill should proceed to the House of Lords. They will do so after a ...

I’ve seen just how deeply people are affected when asked to contemplate their future – or the future of someone they love.

The bill gives terminally ill patients the right to end their lives, but the details have yet to be confirmed.

The assisted dying bill faces tough questions, but includes arguably stricter safeguards than existing end-of-life laws.