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Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill [HL]
Author(s)Lord Joffe
Corporate AuthorHouse of Lords
PublisherHMSO, London, 24 November 2004
Pages12 pp (HL Bill 4 session 2004/2005)
SourceThe Stationery Office. PO Box 29, Norwich NR3 1GN
KeywordsEuthanasia ; Terminal illness ; Terminal care ; Medical workers ; Statutes.
AnnotationThis Private member's Bill was introduced in the House of Lords by Lord Joffe. If enacted, the Bill will enable a competent adult who is suffering unbearably as a result of a terminal illness to receive medical assistance to die at his own considered and persistent request. The Bill also makes provision for a person suffering from a terminal illness to receive pain relief medication. This Bill includes a Form of Declaration. The Bill was dropped after it was referred to a Select Committee in this session. (KJ/RH).
Accession NumberCPA-041215511 P
ClassmarkCY: CV: LV: QT: 6P *

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