End of Life Bill under further scrutiny in House of Lords
Most peers who spoke during the second reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in the House of Lords last week opposed it.
In the House of Commons, the Bill was passed by 23 votes with 314 in favour and 291against.
In the Lords last week, 58 peers spoke against and 28 spoke in support.
Among those who spoke was former Prime Minister, Theresa May, who warned her fellow Peers that it was a “licence to kill” that would put vulnerable people at risk and that it would normalise suicide.
Some now believe the House of Lords could be on course to reject the Bill.
An analysis of the speeches by Right To Life policy team, shows that of the 86 peers who took a position on the Bill in their speeches, 58 spoke in opposition to the Bill and 28 spoke in favour.
Eastern Christian Bishops of the UK have called in an open letter for the House of Lords “to reject this tragic and dangerous Bill”, warning it would result in “enormous pressure” on the vulnerable and elderly.
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