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Times editorial: Wrong to force assisted dying bill into law
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Anglican Mainstream
Following the report that Lord Falconer is suggesting using the Parliament Act to force through the Assisted Dying Bill, the Times comments as follows:Of the bill’s 59 clauses, only one has been fully discussed in the Lords so far .
The legislation travelled through the Commons after scrutiny by a committee weighted towards those in favour of assisted dying.
Supporters of the bill assured critics that any problems could be ironed out in the Lords.
This would permit the Commons to pass the reintroduced bill directly into law without consulting the Lords.
At the very least, they will have learned a painful but necessary lesson in how not to enact legislationThe Times Editorial here