Two-thirds of Brits support the assisted dying bill which are set to be voted on in the House of Commons next week.
A poll by More In Common, reported by the Sunday Times, said that 65 per cent of the UK was in favour of the changes.The poll also found that only seven British constituencies had a majority against allowing terminally ill people to end their own lives. Only 13 per cent were against the proposed laws - with a quarter undecided.On November 29, MPs will vote on whether to legalise assisted dying, through Kim Leadbeater's Terminally Ill Adults Bill.
In a rare intervention, the former Labour PM explained that the death of his newborn daughter in 2002 did not convince him of the need for assisted dying but rather better end-of-life care.It comes as MPs are set to debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill on Friday, November 29.Mr Brown told the Guardian: “We could only sit with her, hold her tiny hand and be there for her as life ebbed away. She died in our arms.
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