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Dr Jacky Davis and Stephen Sedley respond to letters that supported the Lords’ scrutiny of the billDr Lucy Thomas raises some interesting points in her defence of the House of...
By Guardian Staff · The Guardian Opinion
Dr Jacky Davis and Stephen Sedley respond to letters that supported the Lords’ scrutiny of the bill Dr Lucy Thomas raises some interesting points in her defence of the House of Lords’ behaviour on assisted dying ( Letters, 26 November ). But it is a stretch to suggest that the 1,000 amendments that peers have tabled to the bill represent effective independent scrutiny. What possible justification can there be for requiring every dying person – including a 90-year-old in their final weeks with advanced metastasised cancer – to provide a negative pregnancy test before their request is approved ( amendment 458 )? I am sure there are many peers who want to scrutinise the bill in a sensible way, but they are being thwarted by a handful who seem intent on stopping law change at any cost. Continue reading...