A Bill to enable competent adults who are terminally ill to be provided at their request with specified assistance to end their own life; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
12 May 2016
The Assisted Dying Bill would create a legal framework allowing competent adults who are terminally ill to receive assistance to end their own life, if they request it and meet strict safeguards. It would set out who may provide that assistance, how the request is assessed, and the oversight and penalties to prevent abuse.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the Lords, where its general principles are debated; it has not yet moved to detailed scrutiny or the other House.
Generated 21 February 2026
First reading took place on 4 June 2015. 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 2015/16 session of parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
