UK Could Still Defeat Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide

A special committee in the House of Commons concluded its consideration last week of amendments to a landmark bill to legalize assisted suicide in the United Kingdom. Rejecting nearly all efforts to protect vulnerable people and provide procedural safeguards, the committee now sends a final bill to the full Commons for the Report Stage, during which only amendments may be discussed, and then on to the Third Reading, where no amendments are made and another vote on the bill will take place. The s