MPs have voted to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales after their final debate on the change in the law.
After months of deliberation and scrutiny, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was backed by 314 votes to 291, a majority of 23.
MPs were given a free vote on the issue, meaning parties did not instruct them what to choose.
The third reading of the bill was the last opportunity for MPs to approve or reject it.
The majority in favour has more than halved since MPs first backed proposals to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.
In November they supported it by 330 to 275, a majority of 55.
Prior to that, it had been almost a decade since the House of Commons had voted on the issue, deciding in 2015 to reject the “right to die” law.
The bill now passes to the House o
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