A Bill to create a right to die at home.
House of Lords
12 May 2016
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This Lords Bill would create a legal right for people to die at home. It proposes changing the law to support end-of-life arrangements in a person’s own home, rather than elsewhere. The Bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the Lords.
The Bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the Lords; no further steps have been recorded here.
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9 Jun 2015
First reading took place on 9 June. 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.
