'The reality of assisted suicide is that it is unsafe, unworkable and open to abuse,' says Jacob Rees-Mogg

'The reality of assisted suicide is that it is unsafe, unworkable and open to abuse,' says Jacob Rees-Mogg

Tomorrow the House of Lords will conclude the second-reading debate on one of the most dangerous pieces of legislation to come before Parliament in years: the Assisted Suicide Bill.Supporters call it compassionate, but the reality is that it is unsafe, unworkable and open to abuse.It is not a Government bill, it was not in any party’s manifesto, and it does not benefit from the Salisbury-Addison convention. It is a private members’ bill, which m…

The Speech I Would Have Made On Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia – David Alton

The Speech I Would Have Made On Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia at the Second Reading Debate of the euphemistically titled Assisted Dying Bill. As a result of a fractured spine and other injuries sustained during the recent London bus crash I was unable to be physically present in the House of Lords. This is what I would have said: This is the speech I would have given in @UKParliament against assisted suicide. @UKHouseofLords must resist the d…