Overview

• MPs approved a ban on advertising assisted dying services during report stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
• Lawmakers added a clause forbidding health professionals from initiating discussions about assisted dying with patients under 18.
• An opt-out provision was formally inserted to ensure no individual or professional can be compelled to participate in assisted dying.
• MPs backed requirements to regulate approved substances and to commission a review of palliative and end-of-life care availability one year after enactment.
• Several MPs have since shifted from earlier support, underscoring uncertainty as the Bill proceeds to a free final vote next Friday.