13 June 2025, 09:04 | Updated: 13 June 2025, 09:06

By Kim Leadbeater

I thought long and hard about whether to introduce my Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Commons last year.

Changing the law on assisted dying is a significant step - one that needs robust safeguards, compassionate debate and careful scrutiny.

What ultimately convinced me then, and what continues to spur me on, is what terminally ill people and bereaved families have told me: that the law as it stands does not work. Three-quarters of the public agree we need change, and with ever more jurisdictions around the world offering a safe, legal choice to terminally ill people, I felt it was time for the UK to act.

In November, at the first key debate on my Bill, a majority of my colleagues agreed with the principle of giving dying people choice. Now, as they come to debate it once again - after many weeks of scrutiny and several important changes made - MPs can be confident in supporting a Bill that is the strongest in........

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