UK Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide Likely Headed for Massive Defeat

A controversial bill that would legalize assisted suicide in England and Wales is almost certain to fail in the current parliamentary session due to insufficient time for debate in the House of Lords, according to reports and statements from parliamentary sources.

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, introduced by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, passed through all stages in the House of Commons but now faces insurmountable procedural hurdles in the upper chamber.

The Labour chief whip in the Lords...