MPs will today vote on a Bill that could pave the way to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults. Here The Mirror looks at the strict rules for people to access the treatment

After an emotional debate, Parliament voted on Friday in favor of allowing assisted suicide for some terminally ill people in England and Wales.

The bill gives people the right to assisted suicide if they have a terminal illness and fewer than six months to live.

Lawmakers in Britain gave initial approval to a bill to allow terminally ill adults to end their lives in England and Wales in a vote in the House of Commons on Friday.

The bill could start the U.K. down a slippery slope that has made the procedure routine, rather than a last resort, in Canada.

Lawmakers in the United Kingdom voted in favour of a bill to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to end their lives with medical help, legislation that has stirred up a national debate about dignity in death and end-of-life care.

The bill could still be altered or even voted down as it makes its way through both the House of Commons and the unelected upper chamber of parliament, the House of Lords.

British lawmakers gave initial approval Nov. 29 to a bill to help terminally ill adults end their lives in England and Wales. After an impassioned debate, members of Parliament approved the so-called assisted dying bill by a vote of 330 to 275.