Assisted dying to be debated by MPs – what is it and where is it legal?

Supporters and protestors have convened outside Westminster Hall (Picture: PA)Ahead of a debate in Westminster Hall today about the ‘right to die’, campaigners both for and against the bill have gathered outside the venue.
Assisted suicide is currently banned in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a maximum prison sentence of 14 years.But campaigners are fighting for the ‘right to die’, with Dame Esther Rantzen – who has stage four lung cancer – ple