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05/08/2009
MP calls for assisted suicide law clarification |
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A Conservative Party politician is attempting to introduce a new bill that would give further clarification on the law in relation to assisted suicide.
Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid Bedfordshire, stated that she is opposed to the legalisation of euthanasia and hopes her actions will make plain the consequences for those who help others to end their lives, the Daily Mail reports.
Responding to the Law Lords' recent request for clarification, she commented: "My bill will seek to make that for proper due care and attention paid to the letter and spirit of the existing law - that assisting suicide is an illegal act."
The private member's bill proposal follows suggestions that David Winnick, a Labour MP, will be given time in parliament so that he can attempt to make the practice legal.
Assisted suicide has sparked fierce debate in recent months. After the Royal College of Nursing withdrew its opposition to it, the Medical Defence Union warned doctors that they should not discuss the subject with patients.
Written by Laurence Smith |
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