Proceeding contribution from Kelvin Hopkins (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 27 March 2012. It occurred during Backbench debate on Assisted Suicide.

Assisted Suicide

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on addressing these issues so clearly and in such a measured way. Does he acknowledge that some of us support people in situations like that of Diane Pretty, my former constituent, who died 10 years ago? She went to the highest courts possible—the House of Lords and the European Court of Human Rights—to seek the right to assisted suicide and was refused, but there was massive public support for her at that time. Does the hon. Gentleman agree that that public support should be taken into account in our deliberations?

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Type: Proceeding contribution
Reference: 542 c1364-5
Session: 2010-12
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Crown Prosecution Service Aiding and abetting Euthanasia Prosecutions Suicide Purdy, Debbie
Link: View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk

Assisted Suicide

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