Tom Hunt: The Committee process of the Assisted Dying Bill was not Parliament at its best

Tom Hunt: The Committee process of the Assisted Dying Bill was not Parliament at its best

Tom Hunt is the former Conservative Member of Parliament for Ipswich and previously a councillor on East Cambridgeshire District Council. After about two months of scrutiny, including 11 days of line-by-line examination of the Assisted Dying Bill, Kim Leadbeater’s Bill Committee has finally come to an end. The constant chicanery and game playing by Leadbeater and her supporters throughout this vital stage of the Bill’s journey will likely have d…

What It Means to Legalize Assisted Death

Medical aid in dying (MAID) is currently legal in 10 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. By Jenaye The post What It Means to Legalize Assisted Death appeared first on Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas.

Visit your MP, ask them to vote against the assisted suicide Bill - it “makes a difference”, says former MP

Opponents of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill are being urged to help defeat the Bill by visiting their MPs and asking them to vote against the Bill, as a former MP said  that visiting MPs “makes a difference”. Ahead of Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on 16 May and Third Reading, which will likely be in June, former MP for Ipswich, Tom Hunt, made it clear that meeting with an MP works, saying “Trust me, visitin…