Supporters of assisted dying gather in Parliament Square to demonstrate their support for assisted dying as Kim Leadbeater MP's Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill reaches the second day of Report Stage debate and vote in the House of Commons in London, United Kingdom on June 13, 2025.

Campaigners have issued a final plea for MPs to back the bill to legalise assisted dying.

The House of Commons will vote on the controversial legislation on Friday.

The private members’ bill, introduced by Labour backbencher Kim Leadbeater, would allow terminally ill adults to request and be provided with assistance to end their own lives.

More than seven in 10 (73%) Brits back the bill, with just 16% opposing it, according to the latest polling from YouGov.

During a press briefing on Thursday, a campaigner called Pamela, who has terminal breast cancer, urged MPs to “have the courage” to support the bill.

She said that terminally ill people are “effectively being tortured by being kept alive against their will” and that she carries around the “dead weight of fear” when she........

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