"The noble and learned Lord is interrupting me but I am not going to give way.
As the Constitution Committee of your Lordships’ House said, it is our duty to scrutinise, approve, amend or reject any Bill. Constitutionally, we are under no duty to pass a Bill simply because the …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, to be accused of nonsense is slightly unsettling. I do not accept the accusation. The reality is that we have considered in depth a number of issues—..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"The 12 minutes include the interruptions I have suffered.
I pay tribute to all those who have written to encourage us as we fulfil our duties as legislators in your Lordships’ House in scrutinising this flawed and very dangerous Bill...." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, as we all know, this is a Private Member’s Bill. There was no manifesto commitment to it, nor was it in the King’s Speech...." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
We have tabled amendments to provide some protection for the vulnerable, the weak, the poor, the disabled, the sick, those with suicidal ideation, those with mental health problems and all those whom we have identified. Many of us have concluded that this …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"This Bill seeks to provide for individuals to be provided by doctors with fatal drugs to kill themselves. Where those patients cannot self-administer, Clause 25(8) says that
“the coordinating doctor may … assist that person to ingest or otherwise self-administer”
"My Lords, I tabled Amendments 668 and 670 and put my name to eight other amendments. I am supportive of other amendments, which I will explain. We are talking about how to protect the conscientious objections of doctors and other healthcare practitioners, as well as others, through an opt-in system, …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"I thank the noble and learned Lord for giving way. This really is the most important point. There are elements of the delivery of health service that require an ability to understand what a doctor is doing and what his views are. If we only have doctors opting in, we …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"I said that there should be a publicly available register and that the Royal College of GPs is in favour of an opt-in...." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech