MPs have criticised what they describe as an attempt to "railroad" the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through Parliament, as the assisted dying legislation prepares for its Second Reading in the Commons on Friday. The Bill, reintroduced by Labour's Lauren Edwards after falling in the House of Lords last session, would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live to apply for an assisted death. Critics fear supporters could use the Parliament Acts to force it through the Lords this time, bypassing further scrutiny.

Labour MP Ashley Dalton, who has terminal cancer, branded the legislation "unsafe and unworkable" and warned vulnerable people could feel coerced into assisted dying. Fellow Labour MP Jess Asato disputed claims that only a "small minority" of peers blocked the Bill previously, noting over 60 peers laid amendments, over 90 signed them, and more than 140 spoke in debate, while the Bill's Lords sponsor rejected 99% of proposed amendments. Edwards, writing in The Guardian, argued assisted dying enjoys substantial public and cross-party support and said she would ask MPs to send the Bill back to the Lords for further amendment if needed.