Two-thirds of Britons support legalising assisted dying, poll shows

Rosemary Walker, who is preparing to travel to Switzerland to end her life, said: ‘The current law is forcing me to choose a death I don’t want.’ Photograph: Joel Goodman/The Guardian

More people believe it is acceptable to break the law to help a friend or loved who wants to die than believe it is wrong, a snapshot of UK public opinion on assisted dying has revealed.

The finding comes as MPs weigh possible changes to laws governing end-of-life decisions and as a terminally ill Lancashire woman who is preparing to travel to Switzerland to end her life has described the UK law against assisted dying as “cruel and anachronistic”.