UK parliament to consider assisted dying law this month

Humanists have campaigned for a change in the law [Courtesy of Humanists]

The UK parliament will consider a proposal to legalise assisted dying, nine years after rejecting a similar proposal.

Kim Leadbeater, a member of parliament with the ruling Labour party, said she would introduce a bill on October 16 to give terminally ill people a “choice” over end-of-life care and provide more protections for them and their loved ones.