But having the option of assisted dying is not what everyone confronted with the most challenging health circumstances wants.
Michelle-Anna Moffat from Dumbarton thought she supported it but has changed her mind.
She was working as an intensive care nurse when her life was turned upside down.
Bending over to pick up a pen one day, she suffered a spinal injury that has left her paralysed.
The assisted dying proposals are limited to terminal illnesses, so would not apply to this condition.
However, there was a point when Michelle-Anna found her condition intolerable and resolved to end her life at a clinic in Switzerland.
She told the BBC how she felt at that time.
“I can’t go on, life is not the same, it can’t be the same, I can’t contribute anymore,” she said.
“I’m a burden, I’m in pain and the most compassionate and loving thing that I can do for those around me that I love is just to not be here anymore.”
Michelle-Anna said that she told her husband Ross to find a new wife and that he was “horrified” by her approach.
Her family doctor helped change her perspective. The GP told her the right medicine could end her suffering without ending her life.
Since then she has developed new medical problems including gastric failure, for which she requires tube-feeding.
This is generally considered to be a chronic condition rather than a terminal illness.
While her health has deteriorated, Michelle-Anna’s outlook on life has brightened and she explained what’s changed in her thinking.
“I guess realising that I still have value and that life does have a lot to offer,” she said.
Michelle-Anna and Lisa have become active campaigners on either side of the assisted dying debate.