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Kumar, Ashok
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will commission research on the legal implications of euthanasia.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice if he will commission research on the legal implications of euthanasia.
Asked by
Ashok Kumar
(Labour)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
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Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 January 2009
For answer on
14 January 2009
Answered on
20 January 2009
We have no plans to commission any such research. The legal position on euthanasia is clear. It is unlawful in this country and anyone alleged to have undertaken it would be open to a charge of murder or manslaughter.
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Euthanasia
Date
20 January 2009
Reference
486 c1337W; 247972
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the Government's policy is on assisted suicide for those who are terminally ill; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what the Government's policy is on assisted suicide for those who are terminally ill; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Ashok Kumar
(Labour)
Answered by
Jack Straw
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 October 2008
For answer on
3 November 2008
Answered on
6 November 2008
Assisting another person to commit or attempt to commit suicide is an offence in this country. Whether terminally ill people should have the right to seek medical assistance to die is a controversial issue, which deeply divides public opinion. The Government believe that any change to the law in this area is an issue of individual conscience and hence a matter for Parliament to decide rather than Government policy. It has been debated in Parliament on a number of occasions but none of the private Members' Bills has progressed further than Second Reading.
Subjects
Euthanasia
Date
6 November 2008
Reference
482 c747W; 232788
House
House of Commons