Question for short debate on Wednesday, 3 February 2010, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Warner. The answering member was Lord Bach.

Assisted Dying

Lords question for short debate on what consideration they have given to holding an independent inquiry to examine the evidence relating to a change in the law on assisted dying for terminally ill adults.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 717 c68-82GC
Session: 2009-10
Department: Ministry of Justice
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords Grand Committee
Proceeding contributions: Bishop of Durham | 717 c72GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, where a matter has already been debated, to call for an independent inquiry looks like the...; Lord Alton of Liverpool | 717 c73GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords on every occasion that proposals to change the law have been put before your Lordships’ Hou...; Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall | 717 c82GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Division Bell has rung. The debate will adjourn for 10 minutes to allow the Division t...; Lord Bach | 717 c79-81GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Warner on securing what has turned out to be an extrao...; Baroness Emerton | 717 c75GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I see no reason for another inquiry, having been aware of the six-month Select Committee a...; Baroness Greengross | 717 c75-6GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, one key question for any independent inquiry on this issue must be how we can give dying p...; Baroness Warnock | 717 c77-8GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I strongly support the proposal for an independent inquiry. I totally disagree with the vi...; Baroness Butler-Sloss | 717 c71GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the sad stories of trips to Dignitas in Switzerland, together with the two recent cases of...; Viscount Craigavon | 717 c73-4GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in my brief contribution, perhaps I may mention what is happening internationally in this ...; Lord Warner | 717 c68GC (Link to this contribution) To ask Her Majesty’s Government what consideration they have given to holding an independent inquiry...; Earl of Arran | 717 c70GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is clear that people increasingly want the choice of an assisted death. Two very recent...; Lord Tunnicliffe | 717 c68GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this debate is time-limited to one hour. When the hour is up, the next debate will begin. ...; Baroness Jones of Whitchurch | 717 c77GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, over the past few years we have seen an increasing number of hard cases—difficult moral ca...; Baroness Murphy | 717 c77GC (Link to this contribution) I am tired of these polarised debates, I have to say. It is time that we looked at ethical, societal...; Lord Taverne | 717 c76GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, those who help relatives who cannot travel to Switzerland by themselves to commit suicide ...; Baroness Meacher | 717 c76-7GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, a minority say that vulnerable people would be at risk from a change in the law. In realit...; Baroness Campbell of Surbiton | 717 c72GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this inquiry will simply exacerbate, worry and depress all of us further.; Baroness O'Loan | 717 c72-3GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when one contemplates issues of this kind, it is important not to be swept along by a tide...; Lord Dubs | 717 c73GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, a call for an inquiry is not a rush generated by media hysteria: it is a balanced way of s...; Baroness Campbell of Surbiton | 717 c71GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, how ironic that Sir Terry Pratchett was given such a platform this week—a man whose views ...; Lord Carlile of Berriew | 717 c74GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the timing of this debate is surprising, to say the least; the noble Lord should surely ha...; Baroness O'Neill of Bengarve | 717 c78-9GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my name was omitted from the first printing of the Speakers List so I apologise if I am su...; Lord Lester of Herne Hill | 717 c79GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Warner, has raised a topical and complex question of great public imp...; Lord Parekh | 717 c78GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I must declare a possible conflict of interest: if the law were to be changed, as I think ...; Lord Warner | 717 c68-70GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is a great pleasure to open this debate so close to Sir Terry Pratchett’s courageous an...; Lord Elystan-Morgan | 717 c74-5GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the onus of proof in this grave and weighty matter lies on those who seek to bring about a...; Lord Joffe | 717 c75GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the last time that there was a serious parliamentary investigation into assisted dying, it...; Lord Goodhart | 717 c70-1GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have no idea what my reaction will be if I find myself facing a terminal illness with on...; Baroness Wilkins | 717 c71-2GC (Link to this contribution) I will continue to read my noble friend’s speech on her behalf. That he articulated the majority vie...; Lord Bach | 717 c82GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, before we were so rudely interrupted I was making my concluding remarks. I thank all noble...; Lord McColl of Dulwich | 717 c79GC (Link to this contribution) My Lords, helping people to kill themselves is often portrayed as something humane and harmless, but...
Subjects: Decriminalisation Inquiries Euthanasia Prosecutions
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Assisted Dying

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