"My Lords, I will speak to the main theme of this group, but particularly to Amendment 679 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, which I believe is essential if we are to safeguard the valuable work of faith-based hospices and care homes, along with other institutions, that …..." Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech
"I think that the noble Baroness will be under no illusion: I am personally against the Bill, because I do not believe in it. But if there is a Bill, we have to have any protection in it—that is completely different. Therefore, in the context of the suggestion that, because …..." Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech
"My Lords, I have tabled Amendments 540B and 544A in this group. My intention with these amendments is to probe how we have ended up with the list of eligibility criteria for qualifying for an independent advocate contained in Clause 22(4). These provide that a person may qualify for an …..." Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech
"My Lords, if noble Lords in this House do not believe that the noble Baroness, Lady Foster, is giving the answer to a problem that is a reality within our society, then I hope that the Minister, if he is not accepting this, will tell us what the answer is. …..." Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech
"My Lords, throughout this debate Northern Ireland has been mentioned, yet not one Member from Northern Ireland has been allowed to speak until now. We have had to force the issue to be allowed to speak in this debate. When the new abortion laws, the most liberal and extreme laws …..." Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech
"My Lords, there are a number of key objectives outlined in the amendments that we have been discussing for some time now, which are worthy of our most serious consideration. I suppose that the burden of the amendment is that doctors should be prohibited from initiating discussions about assisted dying …..." Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech
"I am finishing with this quotation, and it is just a couple of sentences:
“We also know that when you acquire disability, which most people do … it is absolutely frightening … If doctors are not on our side because they are thinking, ‘Should we mention the fact that they …..." Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Redwood. I give my wholehearted support to the fatal amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Hoey. In her amendment, the noble Baroness poses a concerning question: how did the Government feel justified to introduce special …..." Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech