Lords urged to scrutinise but not block assisted dying law
Lords urged to scrutinise but not block assisted dying law
MPs in the Commons backed the Terminally Ill Adults Bill by a majority of 23 in June this year.
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Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article is mostly accurate, reporting on the progress of the Terminally Ill Adults Bill. The main claim regarding the bill's passage in the Commons is supported by multiple sources. There's a slight bias towards the bill's progression, framing the Lords' role as scrutiny rather than potential blocking.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: MPs in the Commons backed the Terminally Ill Adults Bill by a majority of 23 in June this year.
- Verification Source #1: Reports Dame Esther Rantzen urging the Lords not to block the bill, implying it has passed the Commons.
- Verification Source #2: Reports Dame Esther Rantzen urging the Lords not to block the bill, implying it has passed the Commons.
- Verification Source #3: Mentions the bill is not a government bill, implying it is progressing through parliament.
- Verification Source #4: States the bill will go to the House of Lords after passing through the Commons.
- Verification Source #5: Reports Dame Esther Rantzen urging the Lords not to block the bill, implying it has passed the Commons.
- Assessment: Supported. Multiple sources confirm the bill's progression to the House of Lords, implying passage through the Commons. The exact majority is not explicitly confirmed, but the overall claim is supported.
- Claim: Lords urged to scrutinise but not block assisted dying law
- Verification Source #2: Quotes that the Lords' job is to scrutinise, to ask questions, but not to block.
- Verification Source #3: States that the House of Lords does not normally block government bills from becoming law - but assisted dying is not a government bill.
- Assessment: Supported. The sources suggest the Lords' role is primarily scrutiny, although they retain the power to block the bill as it is not a government bill. The title reflects this urging.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 2: “Their job is to scrutinise, to ask questions, but not to block…
- Source 3: The House of Lords does not normally block government bills from becoming law - but assisted dying is not a government bill.