Will the Lords kill off the dangerous, toxic, and unnecessary assisted suicide bill? The truth is that they just might.
I must admit, when MPs voted at Third Reading to approve the legislation, I feared the worst. The Bill was guaranteed maximum time in the remainder of the parliamentary session. The government even added ten additional committee days to help facilitate scrutiny.
In other words, whilst not breaching its "strictly" neutral position, the government was trying to be as helpful as possible to get the Bill through.
Scotland's assisted suicide vote: 'A victory for the vulnerable'
I spent yesterday evening watching the Scottish Parliament debate assisted suicide. It was a Stage Three debate, which is the …