Euthanasia and assisted dying

Pauline McLeod - a lady with short blonde hair and thick black-rimmed glasses. She is wearing a black zipped top and a lampshade sits in the background over her right shoulder.

MND widow welcomes assisted dying bill vote

Pauline McLeod, who lives near York, says her husband had "no quality of life" in his final weeks.

Dame Esther Rantzen, an elderly woman with a short blonde bob, wears a blue feathered fascinator, a blue jacket and a yellow scarf

Esther Rantzen urges Lords not to block assisted dying

Some critics, including disability rights campaigner Lord Shinkwin, indicate they will try to amend a bill, backed by MPs, to legalise assisted dying.

Campaigners in favour of assisted dying bill with banner outside Parliament

A colossal social change that is now likely to become law

MPs back assisted dying - the second vote this week that takes the UK in a socially liberal direction.

A woman wearing a pink top and black cardigan looks directly at the camera. She has short blonde hair and is pictured on the pavement of a street lined with cars.

'People should die naturally' - mixed views on new bill

As MP Kim Leadbeater moves her historic bill through the Commons, what views do people hold in her constituency?

West Yorkshire

Woman in medical gown with wristband on. Her hand is held by another woman.

One NI MP backs legalising assisted dying in England and Wales

The bill would allow adults with six months or less to live to get medical assistance to end their own life.

Northern Ireland Politics

Women campaigning in favour of the assisted dying bill celebrate outside Parliament

MPs back assisted dying bill in historic Commons vote

The bill would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to end their own lives.