A panel in Britain wants people who are terminally ill to be allowed to seek medical help to end their lives.
The Commission on Assisted Dying says there is a "strong case" for allowing assisted suicide for people who are terminally ill.
The Commission on Assisted Dying - set up and funded by campaigners who want to see a change in the law - said the current system was "inadequate".
It said it was possible to allow assisted dying within a strict set of rules to ensure it was not abused.
The group said that assisted suicide should be allowed if a person was over 18, terminally ill and judged as having less than 12 months to live, making a voluntary choice and not impaired mentally.
Before it should be allowed, the person would also need to be independently assessed by two doctors.
It also suggested that the person would have to take the medicine themselves. Assisting a suicide is illegal under the 1961 Suicide Act.
The BBC's health correspondent reports the report has had a mixed response. Critics say it is biased.
The commission was chaired by Lord Falconer, a barrister and former secretary for justice.
It received evidence from more than 1300 sources, although some groups opposed to a change in the law refused to take part.
The panel was set up by Dignity in Dying, a campaign group which has called for the law to be changed. It was funded by author Terry Pratchett, who has Alzheimer's Disease.
The government has indicated there were no plans to change the law.
