MPs to vote on legalising assisted dying

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The legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales could move a step closer on Friday when MPs vote on a proposal to introduce it. The bill would allow adults with fewer than six months to live to apply to be given help to end their own life, subject to certain safeguards. Today's Justin Webb hears more from Political Correspondent Harry Farley. Image credit: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Future Publishing via Getty Images