Citizens’ jury in England backs assisted dying for terminally ill

Twenty out of 28 say law should be changed, with parliament expected to debate issue in coming months

A citizens' jury has overwhelmingly backed the legalisation of assisted dying for terminally ill people after hearing from experts over a period of eight weeks.

Twenty out of 28 jurors based in England agreed the law should be changed, with seven disagreeing and one person saying they were undecided.