Both care and choice at the end of life are therefore in dire need of reform. Data from other jurisdictions shows the vast majority of people accessing assisted dying do so while receiving palliative care. READ MORE: Labour MP to reintroduce assisted dying bill to ParliamentWe have already begun to see the benefits of the assisted dying debate here, with a light shone on end-of-life care like never before and £125 million additional Government funding for hospices secured. If the Bill receives final approval, it has a four-year implementation period, time in which plans for end of life care improvement will continue. There is no binary choice between pursuing much-needed reforms to health and care services, and introducing true choice at the end of life.