"My Lords, I take the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, and other noble Lords about courtesy in relation to our proceedings. It would be helpful for those of us who are trying to amend the Bill to be told at the time when we are filibustering, because …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford. In the short time we have, I will take up and apply what she has been saying in relation to one country and one subject. The country is China and the subject is our universities.
"My Lords, I of course agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada, that there are many different motives for killing yourself, but we are talking about making a law here. It is very important that the natural and ordinary meaning of words is established and preserved. Suicide means killing yourself, …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"Perhaps I may follow up on the very sad story from the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, of her mother and how she died. This would not be considered to be suicide under the law, as I understand it. As has been discussed quite a lot during this Bill, refusing treatment …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"My Lords, I am very grateful to the Chief Whip for his, as always, very kind and helpful explanations. I have a further point to raise, because I think it affects the proceedings of your Lordships’ House as we go on from today.
"My Lords, I am glad that the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, said that this was at the heart of the Bill, in the sense that I think he is right; it illustrates one of the Bill’s great problems. It has emerged from this debate—the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, made it …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"My Lords, I 100% support the motive behind the amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Berger, and what the noble Baroness, Lady Cass, and others have just said, but my question is this: will it make any difference? If you want an assisted death, would you not be able to …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"The point that is being missed was made by the noble Lord, Lord Stevens, and it is the problem with what the noble Lord, Lord Winston, was saying. Can the noble Lord respond to it? We are talking about what the aim of this is, but it is not a …..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"Forgive me if I have misunderstood the noble and learned Lord, but what about the situation in which the patient does not die, is conscious and says, “I still want to die”? What is the doctor supposed to do at that point?..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech
"The patient could say, if capable of action after having woken up from taking the poison, “I want more poison, give me some”. If that happened, what would the doctor’s duty be?..." Lord Moore of Etchingham - View Speech