Lords accused of holding up passage of assisted dying bill [Part 2]
Saturday 27 December 2025 at 15:02
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The Constitutional Context
The House of Lords’ role is to scrutinise legislation, test its legal safeguards and ensure complex ethical issues are properly examined. Delay, in this context, may reflect caution rather than obstruction particularly where proposed laws raise profound moral, medical and legal questions.
Lords accused of holding up passage of assisted dying bill [Part 2]
The Constitutional Context
The House of Lords’ role is to scrutinise legislation, test its legal safeguards and ensure complex ethical issues are properly examined. Delay, in this context, may reflect caution rather than obstruction particularly where proposed laws raise profound moral, medical and legal questions.
Democratic Mandate - Careful Scrutiny - Responsible Lawmaking