Stricter rules on assisted dying proposed by peer

A CROSS-BENCH peer is to argue later this week in the House of Lords that the High Court alone should decide whether a terminally ill patient can end their own life early, writes Christopher Lamb.

Baroness (Ilora) Finlay, who is a professor of palliative medicine, will table an amendment to Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill that seeks to remove doctors from the decision-making process if assisted suicide were to be made legal, and have each case decided by the courts.

Yesterday, peers were due to examine the proposed legislation for a second time.