Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Commons bill Private Members' Bill (Ballot) 2025-26

A Private Members' Bill introduced through the annual ballot, which gives backbench MPs a chance to secure Friday debate time. Ballot bills are the only PMBs with a realistic prospect of becoming law without government support.

Committee stage ยท Lords
Sponsor
Kim Leadbeater (Labour)
+ 1 co-sponsor
  • Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Labour)
Introduced
16 October 2024
Last activity
14 November 2025
About this bill

A Bill to allow adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards and protections, to request and be provided with assistance to end their own life; and for connected purposes.

Parliamentary stages

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Commons
โœ“ First reading 16 Oct 2024
โœ“ Second reading 29 Nov 2024โ†—
โœ“ Power Of Public Bill Committee To Send For Persons, Papers And Records 29 Nov 2024โ†—
โœ“ Money resolution 22 Jan 2025
โ— Committee stage 21 Jan 2025โ†—
โ—‹ Report stage 16 May 2025
โ—‹ Third reading 20 Jun 2025
Lords
โ—‹ First reading 23 Jun 2025
โ—‹ Second reading 12 Sep 2025
โ—‹ Committee stage 14 Nov 2025
Final stages

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What this bill is about

From the Explanatory Notes (June 2025):

1 The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill makes provision for a person who is terminally ill and meets the eligibility criteria to choose and lawfully be provided with assistance to end their own life.
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