A Bill to enable competent adults who are terminally ill to choose to be provided with medically supervised assistance to end their own life; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
12 May 2016
The Assisted Dying (No. 2) Bill would allow competent adults who are terminally ill to choose to receive medically supervised assistance to end their own lives. It would create a legal framework with safeguards to ensure the decision is voluntary and informed, and that medical professionals are involved under supervision. The aim is to provide a regulated option for those who wish to end unbearable suffering.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to detailed scrutiny in Committee, followed by Report and Third Reading, before moving to the House of Lords for consideration.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill did not pass its second reading debate on 11 September 2015 and will make no further progress.
The Bill was presented to Parliament through the ballot procedure on 24 June 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
