A Guernsey woman whose husband chose assisted dying has welcomed the passing of the second stage bill to legalise it in England and Wales. On Friday, UK MPs in the House of Commons voted 330 to 275 in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, progressing it to the next stage in Parliament.

British lawmakers have voted to allow assisted dying, a move set to make the UK one of a small handful of countries to allow terminally ill people to end their lives.

The assisted dying debate has been seemingly dominated by supporters of the Bill, which passed its second reading with a 55-vote majority on Friday, many of whom argue that we must be able to put people down,