Just a few days ago, MPs voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy. And now, the Commons has backed a change in the law in England and Wales to allow assisted dying, or, as some opponents call it, assisted suicide.

Just one of Northern Ireland’s 18 MPs voted through assisted dying legislation in the House of Commons on Friday. While the legislation will not apply to the north, MPs at Westminster voted narrowly by 314 to 291 to pass the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for England and Wales.

The Bill has completed its first stages in the Commons and will move to the House of Lords for further debate and scrutiny.