MPs recount personal experiences in lead-up to decision on whether to give some terminally ill people right to die

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The House of Commons has heard impassioned pleas on both sides of the assisted dying debate as MPs prepare for a landmark vote on whether to legalise the practice in England and Wales.

MPs recounted their personal experiences of illness and death, and the appeals they have heard from their constituents on assisted dying.