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On 26 May 2021, Baroness Meacher introduced an Assisted Dying Bill into the House of Lords. The bill was similar to previously read iterations, and did not go beyond a first reading in the House of Lords. [28] Humanists UK welcomed the bill but also criticised it for not addressing the needs of the intolerably suffering who are not terminally ...
On 29 February 2024, the Health and Social Care Select Committee published a report on assisted dying with chair Steve Brine (Conservative) saying that: "The inquiry on assisted dying and assisted suicide raised the most complex issues that we as a committee have faced, with strong feelings and opinions in the evidence we heard." [5]
Assisted dying bill - latest: Esther Rantzen reacts to ‘extraordinary’ vote as MPs back historic legislation Jabed Ahmed,Holly Bancroft,Millie Cooke and Jane Dalton November 29, 2024 at 5:11 PM
Here is a round-up of the situation with legislation at Westminster and other parts of the UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies. Assisted Dying: What is happening at Westminster with the new Bill ...
There was also a Bill proposed in the House of Lords during the 2021/2022 session which reached a second reading in the chamber, while Westminster Hall debates on assisted dying took place in July ...
Some moves are being made to introduce legislation in Scotland, the Isle of Man and Jersey.
A debate and first vote are expected to take place on November 29.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will face further scrutiny and votes in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.