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Peers trying to block assisted dying, claims MP behind bill
More than 1,000 amendments have slowed progress in the House of Lords, risking the bill's delay beyond 2024 without extra debating sessions, supporters warn.
- On Friday, peers in the House of Lords spent four hours and 44 minutes debating 21 amendments on the Terminally Ill Adults Bill.
- With more than 1,000 amendments tabled, the backbench bill introduced by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater faces risks of running out of debating time.
- Peers have so far discussed fewer than 30 amendments during two of the four days reserved for committee stage and took almost five hours on seven amendments last week, with two further days currently allocated to committee stage.
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Peer attempts to delay assisted dying Bill will push it into 2029 – Leadbeater
Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords must agree on the final draft of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill before it is law. Parliament would still be debating assisted dying legislation in 2029 at the current rate, Kim Leadbeater said, as she accused peers of deploying tactics to prevent it becoming law. Both the House of Commons and the House of Lords must agree on the final draft of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) …
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