Tag Archives: assisted dying

Assisted dying

Lord Soley 06/07/2009 – 1:20 am

On Tuesday the House will debate Lord Falconer's amendment to the Coroners and Justice Bill that would allow a friend or relative to accompany a person who travels to a clinic where there is assisted dying. Like many Peers I have received letters and emails about this. I shall vote for the amendment. Assisted dying for terminally ill people is allowed in a number of countries and currently the l […]

Vox pop

Lord Norton 03/10/2008 – 12:37 pm

I spoke last week to students at Franklin College, Grimsby, and to Hansard Society scholars in London on the British Constitution.  The topic, as it tends to, generated a range of questions.  Yesterday, I spoke on the role of the House of Lords to Y12 and Y13 students at Brackenhale School in Bracknell, Berkshire.  What was interesting - though not surprising - was that the first two questions […]