The Legislative Council will begin to debate Dr Alex Allinson’s Assisted Dying Bill today.
Peter Greenhill MLC will introduce the Bill for its principles stage.
This stage serves the purpose of outlining the underlying principles of the Bill, enabling debate around the wider subject matter of the Bill and allowing Members an opportunity to identify specific concerns prior to consideration of clauses.
If the motion at the principles stage is carried, the Bill will proceed to the clauses stage after a period of at least two weeks.
However, members will have the option to amend the motion at the Principles Stage so that the Clauses Stage will only be considered once evidence has been heard.
If member do not agree with the Bill, they can delay it, but LegCo is not capable of killing the bill at this stage.
The Bill
Dr Alex Allinson’s private members’ bill would introduce a right to allow terminally ill residents the right to end their lives.
Despite concerns raised throughout several long and detailed debates, MHKs voted 16 for, eight against to send the Bill to LegCo to consider.
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