A senior Cabinet minister has warned that assisted dying laws are being rushed through Parliament with too little time for proper scrutiny.
Shabana Mahmood, the Justice Secretary, said there was a 'curtailed' debate in the House of Commons over what would be 'such wide societal change'.
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill aims to allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales - with less than six months to live - to legally end their lives.
MPs continued their scrutiny of the legislation - a private members' bill being spearheaded by Labour's Kim Leadbeater - earlier this month during an almost five-hour debate in the Commons.
This saw critics claim the Bill does not include enough protections and was being hurried through Parliament.
