"I didn't realise what a bad death looked like", says Shropshire man whose wife died of cancer
Warwick Jackson lost his wife, Ann, to cancer in 2020.
A Shropshire campaigner tells us he feels "quietly optimistic" as the bill on assisted dying returns to Parliament today.
We've been speaking to Warwick Jackson who became an assisted dying campaigner after his wife, Ann, died of cancer in 2020.
"I didn't realise until I saw my wife die in the way she did, just what a bad death looked like.
"She had a type of cancer which pressed against her lungs, and although it wasn't lung cancer, it compromised her breathing."
The proposed legislation - known as the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - is due to be scrutinised by a committee of 32 MPs today.
It's after a House of Commons vote in November came out in support of legalising assisted dying in England and Wales.
Critics have accused the MP behind plans to allow assisted dying in England and Wales of 'watering down' safeguards.
It's after Labour's Kim Leadbeater announced proposals to amend her bill, removing the need for a High Court Judge to sign off every case.
Instead she suggests a panel of experts should review applications.
People against assisted dying argue the focus should be on improving palliative care.
However, Warwick told us end-of-life care can make a huge difference - but not in every case.
"She had the very best palliative care, but when your lungs are being compressed and you can't breathe... your problem is one of asphyxiation," he said.
"Palliative care can't help you to breathe if you're struggling."
Warwick volunteers with the charity Dignity in Dying, and says there's a feeling of positivity within the group.
"The campaign groups are quietly optimistic. They believe that it's doable and it will happen but they're not in the least bit complacent."
Warwick says it would make a huge difference for people to have the option to end their life if they're in pain.
"For them to know that if it all gets too much, they can take the tablet and end it if they need to... just for them to know that is a huge load lifted at the hardest point in their life."
Opponents to the Bill are warning that people could be put under pressure to end their lives and want improvements to palliative care instead.
Silent Witness star, Liz Carr, has been outspoken on the issue saying legalising assisted dying would be a "country-defining moment".
She added it would be easy to "be seduced" by words such as compassion and choice in the conversation but has voiced her strong opposition against change.
The actress said: "This is about real hard facts, figures, evidence, people’s lives.
“Can we deliver on that safely? Can we safeguard lives and are disabled, older and ill people going to be safe and protected with a change in the law? I don’t think so, no.”