"The noble Baroness is making a point that contradicts the words of the Bill, as the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, has explained. Clause 31(1) says in unambiguous terms:
“No person is under any duty to participate in the provision of assistance in accordance with this Act”.
"My Lords, I just want to respond to the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, on the importance of conscientious objection. The strength of Clause 31 and Schedule 3 is that they are not confined to those who can show that they have a conscientious objection to assisted suicide. Any doctor or …..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"Of course, some practitioners do not have confidence. We are not going to get to any conclusion on the Bill that will enable Parliament to implement the view of the vast majority of people in this country...." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"My Lords, I add one point to the powerful speeches that have been made in support of the noble Lord, Lord Nash. It is very important that noble Lords understand that the Minister is inviting the House to support Amendments 38A and 38B, neither of which imposes any obligation whatsoever …..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"I add my support to the noble Baroness, Lady Owen. The noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, puts her finger on it: enforcement is key here, and it is key because we all know that without serious enforcement, these companies, which will be acting in breach of the law, will simply not …..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"My Lords, I know the noble Baronesses, Lady Lawlor and Lady O’Loan, feel very strongly about this matter, and they are perfectly entitled to do so. But we debated this at length in Committee: we had four hours-worth of debate then. We debated it for two hours last week on …..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"The Senedd has given its consent —that is what the noble Lord seems to be ignoring. Why should this Parliament not proceed to deal with what we all agree is a reserved matter?..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"I suggest to the noble Lord that, if we got to Report and if we did not take so long on these issues now, we would get answers, because that is the purpose of Report. I know very well why the noble Lord is reluctant for us to get to …..." Lord Pannick - View Speech
"My Lords, it is a great pleasure to see the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Prentis of Banbury, back in her place. She has been very much missed, and I hope this is the first stage on the road to full recovery. She, like me, may have a feeling of …..." Lord Pannick - View Speech