The voluntary assisted dying bill is set for a third reading after a former archbishop of Canterbury wrote to the NSW upper house.

George Carey, now a member of the House of Lords, has urged the upper house to vote for voluntary ­assisted dying in a bid to counter strong opposition to the proposed law from some faith leaders and MPs in government.

Final votes on the new laws were set for this week, however, the intervention from the former archbishop will now “slow down” the passage of legislation.

Australian media personality Andrew Denton, and powerful advocate for the bill, told Ray Hadley the bill will now be looked at even further to “balance competing interests”.

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