A Bill to create a right to die at home.
House of Lords
5 May 2021
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This House of Lords Bill would create a legal right for people to die at home. It addresses end-of-life arrangements and the housing aspects of dying at home, and is currently at its second reading in the Lords, meaning it is still early in the legislative process.
The bill is at the 2nd Reading in the Lords. If it progresses, it would move through further stages in the Lords and then to the House of Commons for consideration.
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30 Jan 2020
30 Jan 2020
First reading took place on 30 January. 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 2019-2021 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.