Business question from Richard Ottaway (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 5 March 2009. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.
Business of the House
May we have a debate to clarify the definition of assisted suicide? The Leader of the House will be aware that the Lord Chief Justice has declared that leniency will be shown in interpreting the legislation in the case of suicide of terminally ill patients. He confirmed that there would be no further judicial clarification and that the""proper forum for that discussion is Parliament."" Does the Leader of the House agree that whatever side of the debate we are on, we cannot have a situation in which the judges make the law? Does she agree that the sooner this matter is sorted out the better?
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- 488 c1000
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- 2008-09
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- House of Commons chamber
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- Euthanasia Suicide
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