"Campaigners for assisted dying are furious at what they see as procedural obstruction by unelected peers, bogging the bill down with heaps of amendments and running down the clock, thwarting the will of the elected Commons."
"Critics of the bill counter that the normal legislative process was followed and that the volume of amendments was a function of poor drafting, leaving practical and ethical problems that had to be addressed in the Lords."
"Even if the argument is accepted that a terminally ill individual should have the right to choose how they die, the question of how to express that right fairly in law is ferociously difficult."
"There is a theoretical possibility of its revival if another backbench MP favourable to the cause does well in the next ballot for private members' bills and reintroduces it."
The prorogation of parliament has halted the terminally ill adults bill, which aimed to allow medical assistance in dying under specific circumstances. The bill was still in committee stage in the Lords and cannot be carried over. Campaigners express anger at perceived obstruction by unelected peers, while critics argue that the legislative process was followed and amendments were necessary due to poor drafting. The balance between individual choice and protection against coercion remains a complex issue. The bill's revival is theoretically possible but unlikely, and government adoption is even less probable.
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