The Home Secretary has indicated her support for proposals to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill people, ahead of a Commons vote next week. Yvette Cooper referred to her past backing of similar legislation when it was considered in Parliament several years ago. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00I think I probably last voted on this I think more than 20 years ago. I have supported the
00:05principle of change in this area and my views haven't changed on that. I also recognise that
00:12there is a complex debate that will be taking place in Parliament on the details making sure
00:17that safeguards in legislation are right and I'll be following that debate. My views haven't changed
00:23in terms of the principle of the need for reforms compared to I think more than 20 years ago when I
00:28first voted on this issue but I do also recognise that there is a complex debate to be had about
00:34safeguards about the detail of legislation and it's important that that debate takes place
00:40over the next week.