"My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in the name of my noble friend Lady Bakewell on the Order Paper...." Baroness Blackstone - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply but I must say that I am a little disappointed by it. The Law Commission, to which he referred, took no position on this question. It did not make a recommendation one way or the other. That is because this is …..." Baroness Blackstone - View Speech
"My Lords, I support this Bill, as an assisted dying law is needed to address the unacceptable suffering of dying people and the dangerous lack of protections in the current law. Since assisted dying was last debated, we have stronger, more compelling evidence that the current blanket ban on assisted …..." Baroness Blackstone - View Speech
"My Lords, I congratulate my noble and learned friend Lord Falconer on introducing this Bill. Parliament must have the courage to consider these issues, as the Supreme Court has said. The current law is not working and those who claim that it is are being complacent. The law now needs …..." Baroness Blackstone - View Speech