Assisted dying bill might succeed - but is likely to face painful journey

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : That's because a bill that fails to get a second reading on its allotted day - even if was No. 1 in the ballot, as Ms Leadbeater's was - goes to the back of the queue for PMBs, often months ahead, and is probably doomed.
47% : There are claims that Ms Leadbeater was initially encouraged by No. 10 to promote assisted dying, despite never having campaigned on it previously, after she topped the private members bill ballot.

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