All the details of the End of Life Bill are now known, and MPs and their peers will have time to study its contents before making one of their most important decisions.

We have not experienced such societal change since the 1967 abortion law.

Labor MP Kim Leadbeater has carried out extensive research to prepare her bill, which is due to be published on Tuesday.

This should go some way towards alleviating fears about protecting the most vulnerable communities and ending the ‘slippery slope’ effect: where the bill identifies a particular cohort but is then changed – usually by through legal challenges – to include more and more groups.

This is what happened in other countries.

But the MP insists that only terminally ill patients with six months or less to live can benefit from an allowance. assisted death and that once passed, the bill cannot be amended or altered.

The death claim will only be accepted after it has been signed by two independent doctors and a High Court judge.

Leadbeater says this is the strongest protection applied to assisted dying legislation anywhere in the world. This could help change the minds of some still undecided politicians.

But concerns about the continued erosion of palliative care remain.

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Even Health Secretary Wes Streeting said this was the reason he opposes this decision.

This is a huge intervention that could decide the fate of the bill.

Leadbeater makes a powerful argument when she asserts both: good palliative care and the ability for some terminally ill patients to end their lives can occur simultaneously.

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There is also some resistance from NHS staff, who say the health service cannot cope with this extra load. This is a legitimate concern that must be addressed.

This is a deeply complex and controversial issue, many people will have deeply held opinions and will not be swayed by any argument for or against.

Others now have the opportunity to study the details and form their own opinions.