Two-thirds of Britons support legalising assisted dying, poll shows

Exclusive: MPs looking at how to respond to calls for UK to allow terminally ill, mentally competent adults to end their lives

More people believe it is acceptable to break the law to help a friend or loved who wants to die than believe it is wrong, a snapshot of UK public opinion on assisted dying has revealed.

The finding comes as MPs weigh possible changes to laws governing end-of-life decisions and as a terminally ill Lancashire woman who is preparing to travel to Switzerland to end her life has described the UK law against assisted dying as cruel and anachronistic".