Assisted Dying Bill second reading 18 July 2014.

Lord Falconer’s Bill Assisted Dying Bill is debated for 9 hours.

On 18 July the House of Lords gave a Second Reading to Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill.  In a debate which lasted from 10am to nearly 8pm over 130 Peers spoke.  The views expressed for and against the bill were about evenly balanced.  Here you may read the Hansard record of the debate. 

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