Points made in Times Leader about reintroduction of Assisted Dying Bill

  • The Assisted Dying Debate
  • 1,300 amendments in the House of Lords show the poor quality of its drafting and strength of ­criticism
  • Attempting to drive contentious bills through parliament for a second time is highly ­unlikely to yield the desired result
  • The Royal College of Psychiatrists said the bill was not fit for purpose, as did disability charities and ­hospices
  • Supporters of assisted ­dying are seeking to paint their campaign as a struggle between the elected Commons and the unelected Lords…….because ­assisted ­dying was not a part of Labour’s ­manifesto, it ­enjoys no mandate. Detailed scrutiny is the job of the Lords
  • Using the Parliament Acts would be wrong…. a constitutional outrage
  • Andy Burnham …. has expressed scepticism about it. Wes Streeting….is adamantly opposed.
  • Read The Times (£) here