Assisted dying bill: Kim Leadbeater says chance to 'correct injustice' ahead of debate and knife-edge vote

A man reads a ‘dying wish’, tied to a tree near the Houses of Parliament by a group of terminally ill people and bereaved relatives, in support of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Parliament has a chance to “correct injustice and reduce human suffering” when it debates assisted dying, the MP behind the Bill said – but opposition campaigners have warned of “inevitable abuse, pressure, coercion and mistakes”.

The divisive issue is being debated in the Commons on Friday for the first time in almost a decade – having been voted down by MPs in 2015.