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House of Lords Blocks Assisted-Dying Bill, 688 Amendments Filed

4/24/2026

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The House of Lords blocked the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday, causing its failure.
Seven peers lodged 688 amendments, raising the total to over 1,280.
The bill would have let adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live apply for assisted death.
MP Kim Leadbeater will re-enter it, while Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged charities to improve end-of-life care rather than legislation.

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The House of Lords blocked the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday, causing its failure.
Seven peers lodged 688 amendments, raising the total to over 1,280.
The bill would have let adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live apply for assisted death.
MP Kim Leadbeater will re-enter it, while Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged charities to improve end-of-life care rather than legislation.