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Hello, I'm Susan Hume and this is the Today in Parliament podcast for Friday the 27th of March.

Coming up, calls for more safeguards for doctors who don't want to help with assisted dying,

but the bill's sponsor insists there's no need.

What more could one do to give protection to doctors?

Also, time for an apology to the unmarried mothers

forced to give up their babies for adoption.

The evidence we heard was utterly devastating,

the appalling cruelty to which those women were subjected.

And a physiotherapist MP describes meeting wounded soldiers in Ukraine.

When I spoke to a gentleman that was doubly amputated, he said to me, put me on this front line right now.

It's a win over good over evil.

But first, time is running out for the assisted dying bill to become law

as the end of the parliamentary session looms and there are still scores of suggested changes to be discussed.

The bill would allow adults in England and Wales to ask for help to die

if they're judged to have less than six months to live.

Today, peers concentrated on the protections for medical professionals who do not want to take part

in helping someone to end their life. Although the bill's sponsors have said the intention is that

doctors and others should have to opt into helping with assisted dying.

Some peers wanted that to be spelt out in the bill.

And a Conservative Lady Fraser also wanted a register of professionals who were prepared to help someone to die.

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