Assisted Suicide

Part of Royal Assent – in the House of Commons at 2:37 pm on 27 March 2012.

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Photo of Fiona Bruce Fiona Bruce Conservative, Congleton 2:37, 27 March 2012

Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, for calling me to speak to my amendment. I understand that although I am not able to move it yet, other Members may speak to it throughout the afternoon.

I support the motion in the name of my hon. Friend Richard Ottaway and I oppose the amendment in the name of Dame Joan Ruddock.

Britain has been ranked first in the world for quality end-of-life care in a survey by T he Economist intelligence unit of 40 OECD and non-OECD countries, including the USA, the Netherlands, Germany and France. We should be proud of and support services that are providing care to enable patients to live as well as possible, while accepting natural death and doing everything to keep patients comfortable during dying.