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The following speech was made in today’s debate in the House of Lords on the Assisted Dying Bill 2013-2014 by Baroness Campbell of Surbiton: My Lords, I have fought for autonomy the whole of my life. I have fought for … Continue reading →

The following speech was made in today’s debate in the House of Lords on the Assisted Dying Bill 2013-2014 by Lord Brennan: My Lords, to make it lawful for doctors to assist people to commit suicide is a profound step. … Continue reading →

The following speech was made in today’s debate in the House of Lords on the Assisted Dying Bill 2013-2014 by Baroness O’Cathain: My Lords, I believe that a great strength of this House whenever we look at a Bill—we have … Continue reading →

The following speech was made in today’s debate in the House of Lords on the Assisted Dying Bill 2013-2014 by Lord MacKenzie of Culkein: My Lords, I am sorry that I am unable to support the Bill in the name … Continue reading →

The following speech was made in today’s debate in the House of Lords on the Assisted Dying Bill 2013-2014 by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff: My Lords, like many others, particularly doctors who will be expected to be involved in assisting … Continue reading →

It is hardly surprising that in dismissing the reality of how some slopes truly are slippery, Polly Toynbee this week in the Guardian looked to the U.S. state of Oregon’s experience of assisted suicide to prove her point, asking skeptically, “How often will it be used? After 17 … Continue reading →

It has certainly not helped the case against assisted suicide that two prominent retired Anglican clergymen, Lord Carey and Desmond Tutu, have both come out in favour ahead of Friday’s second reading of Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill. Their interventions have … Continue reading →

Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill had its First Reading in the House of Lords last week, and its second is expected on or close to 18 July. The Bill aims to change the law in order “to enable competent adults who are terminally ill … Continue reading →