A Bill to make provision for a Foetal Sentience Committee to review current understanding of the sentience of the human foetus and to inform policy-making; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
29 May 2024
This Bill would set up a Foetal Sentience Committee to review what is known about foetal sentience and use that evidence to inform government policy. It also includes provisions for related purposes tied to the committee’s work.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the Lords and originated there; it has not yet moved to the Commons.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2023-24 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.