Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/1 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Protesters from both sides of the argument demonstrate outside parliament in November last year. Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Protesters from both sides of the argument demonstrate outside parliament in November last year.
Photograph: Martin Godwin/The Guardian Assisted dying bill to get further scrutiny by Lords committeeSpecial panel to address concerns over funding and implementation as legislation passes first stage in Lords Peers have agreed to undertake more expert scrutiny of the assisted dying bill as the legislation passed its first stage in the House of Lords.The house approved the bill at its second reading without a vote, meaning it will go through for further scrutiny later this autumn.However, a special committee will be set up to examine how the bill will be funded, how it will affect existing services and how assisted dying will take place, after a motion by a critic of the bill, Luciana Berger.Charlie Falconer, the sponsor of the bill in the Lords, said he would support the setting up of a special committee to take further evidence from experts.But he warned peers against voting down the bill in its entirety at a later stage, saying that it was the job of the Lords to scrutinise legislation after elected MPs made a decision.The legislation proposes allowing terminally ill adults in England and Wales, who have fewer than…
Published: September 19, 2025 5:51 pm
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