The UK Parliament has passed a historic Assisted Dying Bill, allowing terminally ill, mentally competent adults with less than six months to live to request medical help to end their lives.

A bill on assisted dying is being considered in Scotland. It passed an initial vote in May, but it will now need two more rounds of parliamentary scrutiny before it can become law.

The Trump administration criticized the United Kingdom over its recently passed assisted dying bill, claiming the new ...

The UK Parliament moves closer to legalizing assisted dying for terminally ill adults. The bill now advances to the House of ...

Assisted dying bill passes first vote in U.K. 02:24 London — After hours of impassioned debate, British lawmakers in the House of Commons voted Friday to pass a bill that would allow terminally ...

It is one of more than 200 hospices represented by the charity Hospice UK. These are at the centre of palliative (end-of-life) care in the country - and as a result, at the centre of the current ...

United Kingdom UK lawmakers vote in favor of bill legalizing assisted dying The proposed bill would allow over 18s with less than six months to live to request help ...

A small demonstration by people advocating assisted dying hold a protest outside the Hoses of Parliament as a bill to legalise assisted dying is to be put before lawmakers in London, England ...

A bill to allow assisted dying for terminally ill adults in Britain has reached Parliament, with activists hoping the UK will become one of few to legalize the process.

Friday's vote marked a major shift in attitudes compared to 2015, the last time that an assisted dying bill was presented before the House. Then, the bill was defeated 330 to 118 after four hours ...

Whether the assisted dying bill still passes into law is, in theory, down to just 28 MPs. This is the number of members that would need to switch from a yes to no vote to shoot down the bill for good.