Assisted dying: What is the law as MPs debate the controversial issue?
by Aine Fox
Apr 29, 2024
3 minutes
MPs at Westminster are debating assisted dying after a petition on discussing the controversial issue gained more than 200,000 signatures.
Demonstrators on both sides of the argument have gathered ahead of the Westminster Hall debate, at which there will not be a vote.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the situation as it stands across the UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies.
– What is assisted dying?
This, and the language used, varies depending on who you ask.
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