MEMBERS of the Senedd warned that they were being asked to “vote in the dark” before passing a motion to allow assisted dying services to become available on the Welsh NHS.

Several criticised being asked to vote for the Bill while it is still being scrutinised and amended in the Lords.

But despite fears that a two-tier system could be created, the Senedd backed a legislative consent motion (LCM) which means assisted suicide could one day be made available on the NHS in Wales.

The motion was carried on Tuesday night, with 28 votes in favour, two abstentions and 23 votes against, including First Minister Eluned Morgan and Health Secretary Jeremy Miles.

Mr Miles told members that if the vote was lost, the law could change to permit assisted dying in England and Wales but leave the Senedd without powers to oversee or regulate the service.

Plaid Cymru MS Delyth Jewell said: “We are being asked to give consent to something when we have no idea what the final Bill will end up looking like.

“[It’s] like legislating with a blindfold over our eyes and restraints on our hands. This is no way to treat a parliament, this is no way to treat a nation and this Bill is no way to treat vulnerable human beings.”

Welsh Conservative Senedd leader Darren Millar said: “I can’t help but feel that we’re effectively being asked to sign a blank cheque.”

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill’s proposals would allow adults with terminal illnesses in England and Wales who have less than six months to live to apply for an assisted death.