Written question asked by Diane Abbott (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 September 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 September 2012. It was answered by Anna Soubry (Conservative) on Tuesday, 11 September 2012 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Euthanasia
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what information his Department holds on the number of patients who have requested assisted suicide in each of the last five years.
[119883]
- Answer
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The Department does not hold this information.
Guidance for health care staff who may have to deal with patients requesting help to die is available from the Royal College of Nursing (‘When someone asks for your assistance to die,’ October 2011) and from the British Medical Association (‘Responding to patient requests relating to assisted suicide: guidance for doctors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland,’ July 2010).
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 119883; 550 c151W
- Session
- 2012-13
- Subjects
- Euthanasia Patients
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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