Is assisted dying wrong? The UK parliament is preparing to vote on a controversial new bill that will make it easier for the sickest people in society to end their lives. Now Britain's religious leaders have united against it.
A life and death choice this Friday
Close vote: The last time UK MPs voted on assisted dying was in 2015, when they rejected the measure by 330 to 118. Many think this Friday’s vote will be much closer. Glossary
Labour - Britain's main left-of-centre political party.
MP - Member of Parliament. There are 650 MPs representing people in different areas of the UK.
Terminally ill - Suffering from an incurable illness.
NHS - The National Health Service, the publicly funded healthcare system in the UK. The NHS was founded in 1948.
Palliative care - Medical care that focuses on making the quality of someone's life better when they have a very serious, and often terminal, illness. It often involves methods to relieve pain and suffering.
Euthanasia - The deliberate and painless ending of a life.
Compassionate - Showing understanding and sympathy to people who are suffering.