The bill says that the implementation of assisted dying will take up to four years. Depending on how long the Lords takes to pass the bill (if they do at all), that means it could be late 2029 by the time a terminally ill person would be able to legally access an assisted death.

Proponents of the bill argued that those with a terminal diagnosis must be given a choice at the end of their lives to relieve their suffering.

The bill gives terminally ill patients the right to end their lives, but the details have yet to be confirmed.