MPs have backed legalising assisted dying in a historic vote following an emotional four hour debate in the Commons.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed with a majority of 23 on Friday, as 314 MPs voted in favour and 291 voted against.
The bill allows terminally ill adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live to apply for an assisted death, subject to approval by two doctors and a panel featuring a social worker, senior legal figure and psychiatrist.
It will now move to the House of Lords, where it will be scrutinised further.
MPs were given a free vote on the bill, meaning they were allowed to vote on their on beliefs rather than with a party line.
Outside parliament, protesters from both sides have rallied since this morning to make their final cases.
Supporters of the assisted dying Bill wept, jumped and hugged each other outside Parliament as the news came through that it had been passed by MPs.
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