BBC News sent more than 5,000 GPs a questionnaire asking whether they agreed with changing the law to allow assisted dying for certain terminally ill people in England and Wales. More than 1,000 GPs replied, with about 500 telling us they were against an assisted dying law and about 400 saying they were in favour.

The amendments MPs are backing include a ban on doctors broaching the subject of assisted dying with patients, as suggested by Labour MP Meg Hillier, and creating a special provision for eating disorders like anorexia, which some fear could be mistakenly classified as terminal.

Kim Leadbeater said she had heard arguments to strengthen end of life care in her assisted dying bill amid concerns from MPs and campaigners about unequal access to palliative care

For the third time in Scottish parliamentary history, MSPs are to vote on plans to legalise assisted dying. The ballot, which would allow terminally-ill adults to seek medical help to end their lives, comes after MPs voted in favour of similar proposals for England and Wales.

MSPs undecided ahead of a vote on Scotland’s assisted dying laws have been urged to listen to the people at the heart of the proposed legislation - amid a warning that “not taking action has serious consequences too”.

MPs due to vote on controversial legislation this week, but Labour prime minister Sir Keir Starmer is set to miss debate

MSPs will vote this week on whether or not to allow terminally ill adults to seek medical help to end their lives.