The House of Lords is to debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at its second reading on Friday 12 September, following the measure’s passage through the House of Commons.
The private member’s bill, brought forward by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to seek medical assistance to end their lives. It passed the Commons earlier this summer, just seven months after MPs first debated the subject.
The legislation received its first reading in the Lords on 23 June. This stage was purely procedural, with no debate, and the second reading on 19 September will be the first opportunity for peers to consider the bill in detail.
