Lauren Edwards: “It is time to do the same and give terminally ill people the choice to exercise some control over the manner of their…”

Parliament has dropped the ball today. It will be picked up again as it must be, because the law as it stands is simply too cruel and too unjust to be allowed to stand.

Assisted dying will come in this country, as it is already doing all across the world, but not soon enough.

But I think it’s a really important thing that we need to do as a country, and I certainly felt a responsibility to those people who really wanted this legislation to be brought in, who were very frustrated, quite rightly frustrated, by…

We must grasp that opportunity in front of us to create a holistic end of life care system that will deliver choice and dignity for every single one of our constituents.