"The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its first stage in the Lords in September, but will only become law if MPs and peers can agree the final wording before the current session of Parliament ends in the spring. The bill, which was passed by MPs in an historic vote in June, must be approved by both Houses of Parliament before becoming law."
"The passage of the bill has been complicated by the fact it was put forward by Leadbeater, a backbench MP, rather than the government, a category of draft law that is vulnerable to running out of debating time. On Friday, they spent the entire four hours allocated for the day discussing a group of 21 amendments on safeguards designed to prevent people being coerced or encouraged into an assisted death."
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill seeks to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales and passed MPs in an historic vote in June. The bill must be approved by both Houses of Parliament and passed its first stage in the Lords in September, but final wording must be agreed before the parliamentary session ends in the spring. Peers have proposed over 1,000 changes and have progressed slowly, discussing fewer than 30 amendments across two committee days. The bill is a backbench proposal and risks running out of debating time unless Lords speed up scrutiny. Kim Leadbeater said most peers engaged in good faith but described some debate as repetitive and noted safeguards have been discussed previously by MPs.
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