Assisted dying Bill debate hears warning of ‘state suicide service’

Parliament was packed for the assisted dying Bill debate (House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA) - (PA Wire)

Assisted dying would give society a better approach to the end of life, the MP leading a push for a change to the law has said, but opponents warned against bringing in a “state suicide service”.

In a sign of the level of feeling on the divisive issue, more than 160 MPs made bids to speak during Friday’s Commons debate – the first on assisted dying in almost a decade.