The Royal College of Nursing has dropped its opposition to the concept of helping patients to commit suicide.
The college has now adopted a neutral stance, neither supporting nor opposing a change in the law.
Health staff who provide patients with the drugs needed to kill themselves can face up to 14 years in prison.
The move comes as a survey for a newspaper suggests 74% of people want doctors to be able to help people to end their lives.
According to the survey of 1,500 people for The Times, support for assisted suicide was especially strong among those aged between 55 and 64.
Read more at BBC Health.
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