Assisted dying returns to parliament as MP urges peers to 'finish the job'
A fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has been launched by Labour MP Lauren Edwards, who plans to bring an identical bill to the one passed by the Commons last year. The proposed law would allow people over 18 who are expected to die within six months to be given help to end their own life, subject to certain safeguards. Edwards is threatening to trigger rarely used powers to override peers' objections should they refuse to pass it again, which has sparked concerns among opponents of the bill.
- ▪The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was previously passed by the Commons but not by the House of Lords due to an unprecedented number of suggested amendments.
- ▪The bill would allow people over 18 who are expected to die within six months to be given help to end their own life, subject to certain safeguards.
- ▪The powers under the Parliament Act could be used to override peers' objections and make the bill a law if it is passed by the Commons in two consecutive parliamentary sessions.
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Assisted dying returns to parliament as MP urges peers to 'finish the job'28 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleHarry FarleyPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesDemonstrators on both sides campaigned in Westminster as the bill progressed through Parliament last yearA fresh attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has been launched, with the MP behind the plan telling the BBC she wanted to "finish the job".Lauren Edwards, the Labour MP for Rochester and Strood, said she would bring an identical bill to the one passed by the Commons last year.That bill, brought by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, was not passed by the House of Lords in April after an unprecedented number of suggested amendments delayed its progress until it ran out of time.Its opponents argued it had…
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