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French MPs have voted to allow some people in the last stages of a terminal illness the right to assisted dying.

When he was diagnosed with a terminal illness, Dr Caesar says he became "terribly scared about the manner of his dying".

"We're concerned that there isn't a requirement to think about any unmet needs a person might have. A person with a terminal illness... they may be in pain, they have difficulty with their housing, their finances because they haven't been able to work, they might feel lonely, isolated," Dr Smith said.

Others opposed to assisted dying, including former first minster Nicola Sturgeon, have raised concerns about the potential for "coercion" and warned the definition of a terminal illness was too broad.

In May 2024, Jersey's politicians approved plans to allow assisted dying for those with a terminal illness "causing unbearable suffering".