End of Life Choice Bill
About this bill
This bill gives people with a terminal illness the option of requesting assisted dying.
Current status
Royal Assent given 16 November 2019.
Enacted as the End of Life Choice Act 2019 (2019/67)
Member of Parliament responsible
Bill type
Member's bill
Votes
Third reading 13 November 2019
Passed by a majority of 18 votes (69 ayes, 51 noes, 0 abstentions)
Second reading 26 June 2019
Passed by a majority of 20 votes (70 ayes, 50 noes, 0 abstentions)
First reading 13 December 2017
Passed by a majority of 32 votes (76 ayes, 44 noes, 0 abstentions)
All data
| Bill type | Member's bill |
|---|---|
| Parliament | 52 |
| Ref | 269-3 |
| Introduced | 8 June 2017 |
| First reading | 13 December 2017 |
| Select Committee | Justice Committee |
| Public submissions due | 6 March 2018 |
| Select Committee report back | 9 April 2019 |
| Second reading | 26 June 2019 |
| Committee of the whole House | 23 October 2019 |
| Third reading | 13 November 2019 |
| Royal Assent | 16 November 2019 |
| Enacted as | End of Life Choice Act 2019 (2019/67) |
| Divided | No |
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