The Peer leading attempts in the House of Lords to introduce assisted suicide has conceded that the assisted suicide Bill will not become law this year, unless it can be forced through without the Lords’ consent using the Parliament Acts.
Lord Falconer, the sponsor of the assisted suicide Bill in the House of Lords, told the BBC that, as things stand, there is “absolutely no hope” that the Bill will become law before the end of the current parliamentary session in May.
Lord Falconer has proposed a “fundamental change” in tactics in an attempt to ensure his assisted suicide Bill becomes law, by using the Parliament Acts to force the Bill through without the consent of the House of Lords.
