Assisted Dying Bill (HL Bill 24)
Assisted Dying Act 2013
House of Lords
Introduction:
A bill introduced in the House of Lords by Lord Falconer proposes
to legalize assisted suicide. The bill includes the following
protection of conscience provision.
5. Conscientious objection
A person shall not be under any duty (whether by contract or arising from any statutory or other legal requirement) to participate in anything authorised by this Act to which that person has a conscientious objection.