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House of Lords
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With just six sitting days remaining, Labour’s chief whip in the Upper House, Lord Kennedy, has made clear that the government will not repeat December’s move of granting extra time.
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A summary of Day 9 of the Committee Stage for the Assisted Suicide Bill in the House of Lords.
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In a late-night session in the House of Lords, peers yesterday delivered a powerful challenge to proposal to radically alter the legal framework governing abortion in the UK.
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Critics of the Assisted Suicide Bill are becoming increasingly frustrated as the Bill’s sponsor refuses to engage with their concerns.
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The unusually blunt language has raised eyebrows across Westminster, not least because the APM has historically been careful and restrained when engaging on assisted suicide.
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Major takeaways from last week’s House of Lords debate on assisted suicide.
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In a dramatic turn of events, the battle over the legalisation of assisted suicide in England and Wales is now on course to continue until late April 2026.
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She warned that it could put people with eating disorders at grave risk.
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The government has strongly rejected calls to reinstate face-to-face requirements or otherwise restrict the pills-by-post policy.
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Oral evidence to the Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill concluded last week. Again, the expert witnesses voiced a range of concerns they have with the Bill. Here are some highlights.
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The Select Committee hearing evidence about the Terminally Ill Adults Bill met again last week. Again, the expert witnesses drew out multiple problems with the Bill. Here are some highlights.
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They seek to overturn a clause that would make it legal for women to perform their own abortions for any reason, even up to the moment of birth, and to ensure that no abortion takes place at home without an in-person consultation with a medical professional.
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The absence of disabled peers has sparked strong criticism from disability rights groups and opponents of the bill, who argue that those most affected by assisted dying laws are being side-lined from the decision-making process.
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Despite the Bill containing more than 200 clauses, debate on Tuesday was dominated by this single, controversial measure – which was not part of the original Bill.
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After two days of intense debate with roughly 160 speakers, the consensus in the House of Lords is that the Leadbeater Bill cannot be passed in its current state.