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Terminally ill people on both sides of assisted dying debate react to vote
BBC News speaks to two terminally ill people with opposing views on the impact of assisted dying.
Tears, hope and fear as assisted dying bill passed
While MPs debated the bill in parliament, supporters and opponents gathered outside.
Fix palliative care before assisted dying is introduced, doctors urge
Leading end-of-life doctors warn system is struggling, and changing law could make situation worse.
Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?
The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?
The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?
The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?
The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?
The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.
What happens next to the bill on assisted dying?
MPs have backed a change in the law, but the measure still faces many hurdles before coming into force.
MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying
In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs support the assisted dying bill by 330 to 275.