"My Lords, the amendment this morning from the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, to the noble and learned Lord’s amendment asks us, when we note the progress of scrutiny today, to recognise the recommendations and findings of both House of Lords Committees: the Constitution Committee and the Delegated Powers and Regulatory …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"My Lords, I would like to introduce my Amendment 664. It is designed to ensure not only that no medical professional is obliged to participate in such training but that, in order to do so, the medical professional must give written consent. Professional training aims to show students not only …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"I am just finishing. I will not take interventions.
A second reason for the amendment, which would require written opt-in for training for medical and other health and care professionals, is that to many—not just in this House but in society as a whole—assisting suicide is deeply immoral and it …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"I thank the noble Baroness for this. I am talking about medical professionals, and I am also talking about the moral equivalence. Can she remind me where I exactly said that?..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"May I check something regarding my Amendment 664? Given that the noble and learned Lord insists that no person will be under any duty to perform or provide for an act under this measure, will that apply to participation in training, since training is not a duty to do something?..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"The noble and learned Lord’s Amendment 669A refers to Sections 8(7), 11(9) and 26(2), but that is only for medical practitioners, it is not for other medical professionals. It is for that reason I tabled my Amendment 664, so that anybody had to opt in to training for this, not …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech
"Somebody who is employed by an agency, or an agency nurse, may not have the whole provision of the text in front of them, and they may not be encouraged to look into the exemptions for conscientious or other reasons about which we have heard. It is for that reason, …..." Baroness Lawlor - View Speech