What is assisted dying and how could the law change? - BBC News

MPs backed a proposal to let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.

Image source, Getty Images By Jennifer Clarke BBC News Published 8 February 2019 Updated 18 March 2026 MSPs have rejected legalising assisted dying in Scotland. In England and Wales, a different assisted dying bill was backed by MPs in November 2024, but the legislation has made slow progress in the House of Lords and supporters fear it may run out of time to become law. In February, politicians in Jersey approved separate legislation giving terminally ill adults the right to end their life on the island. The various proposals have generated huge controversy, with passionate arguments for and

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