Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeSupporters of assisted dying are exploring a rare parliamentary procedure to bypass opposition in the House of Lords, potentially invoking the Parliament Act to ensure their Bill reaches the statute books. Backers of the assisted dying legislation say there are precedents for the Act being used in relation to so-called “conscience issues”. “MPs who passed this Bill in the Commons knew this, with many asking the Lords to fix the problems. “People need to be very clear, using the Parliament Act to force this through would mean that none of the known issues with the Bill would be fixed.