A Bill to create a right to die at home
House of Lords
29 July 2014
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This bill would create a legal right for people to die at home. It would require housing and related public services to help make dying at home possible for those who choose it. The measure is currently being considered in the Lords at its second reading.
Currently at the second reading stage in the Lords. It originated in the Lords with a first reading in 2014; no further stages are recorded in the provided information.
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28 Jul 2014
First reading took place on 28 July. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress..
No recorded votes for this bill yet.