Have your say! Should assisted dying be legalised in the UK

Nathaniel Dye, a 38 year old music teacher facing terminal cancer who played an instrumental part in Labour's election campaign, has openly supported the legalisation of assisted dying. Having courageously opened up about his cancer struggle during the Labour manifesto launch, he is calling on MPs to consider the "profound difference" that could be made by permitting individuals autonomy over their own end-of-life decisions.

Have your say! Should assisted dying be legalised in the UK? Comment below and join in on the conversation.

Battling stage 4 incurable bowel cancer which has spread to his liver, lungs and brain, Nathanial believes that granting the option of assisted dying for those with terminal diseases is the "kind" and "compassionate" thing to do. His plea comes ahead of a Bill to legalise assisted dying being fully revealed on Tuesday, with the preliminary vote set for November 29.

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According to the Mirror, he queries, "If there's a way to avoid a horrible death, when someone is just dying anyway and really much might as well be dead and everyone agrees, can we look at that? ".

Labour MP Kim Leadbeater's proposed assisted dying bill is poised to grant terminally ill adults, with fewer than six months to live, the autonomy to expedite their own death if they so choose. It is expected to feature strict safeguards including mandatory mental capacity for decision-making by the patient, as well as authorisation from two physicians and a magistrate for each individual application.

A collective of seven nursing professionalscurrent and formerexpressed their support through a letter dispatched via Dignity in Dying, urging MPs to endorse the legislative proposal. This group, including two palliative care specialists, a general nurse, and a senior nursing assistant, unanimously conveyed: "We are joined by a single wish - all of us want choice."

Conversely, Dr Gordon Macdonald, the CEO of Care Not Killing, has implored Parliamentarians to repudiate the measure, asserting that "the safest law is the one we currently have". He voiced apprehension regarding the accelerated pace of the proposed law changes, systemic flaws in existing palliative and social care frameworks, coupled with international case studies suggesting potential coercion of susceptible individuals into life-ending decisions, elaborating: "This Bill is being rushed with indecent haste and ignores the deep-seated problems in the UK's broken and patchy palliative care system, the crisis in social care and data from around the world that shows changing the law would put pressure on vulnerable people to end their lives."

Have your say! Should assisted dying be legalised in the UK? Comment below and join in on the conversation.