Following an emotional debate in the Commons, MPs backed the legislation by 330 votes to 275.

Speaking exclusively to Healthcare Management this week, Moran said: ‘I've always believed that bodily autonomy and choice in people's lives should be extended to the manner of their death.'

The Committee chair said she had personal experience of a ‘very close friend' dying from cancer who was living in another country where assisted dying was an option.

While voting for the Bill, Moran did admit to some ‘reservations', however, and highlighted the importance of continuing a ‘national conversation' on the issue.

Moran said all MPs were united in the opinion of the need for better funding of palliative care, however.

‘I would urge everyone to think about palliate care separately to this Bill,' Moran said.

‘Yes, this Bill has highlighted the issue, but the improvements in palliative care that people are quite rightly zoning in on should have been happening anyway.

‘The one thing that we can all agree on is that this should be a priority for the Government regardless of this Bill.'

You can read more of Moran's interview in next week's issue.

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