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Euthanasia

EDM number 315 in 1997-98, proposed by Marion Roe on 29/07/1997.

That this House welcomes the unanimous (9-0) decision by the Supreme Court of the United States of America to reject physician assisted suicide; agrees with Chief Justice Rehnquist that 'all civilised nations demonstrate their commitment to life' and that 'doctor assisted suicide has no place in our nation's traditions, given the country's consistent, almost universal and continuing rejection of it'; furthermore notes the 'overwhelming' rejection of euthanasia by representatives at the British Medical Association's annual conference in Edinburgh; and calls on the Government to continue with the policy of its predecessor in opposing the efforts of the vociferous few who would wish to legalise euthanasia either directly or through legally binding advance directives, living wills.

This motion has been signed by a total of 71 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Marion Roe29/07/1997BroxbourneConservativeProposed
Alan Beith29/07/1997Berwick-upon-TweedLiberal DemocratSigned
Ann Winterton29/07/1997CongletonConservativeSigned
Lawrence Cunliffe30/07/1997LeighLabourSigned
Ronnie Fearn30/07/1997SouthportLiberal DemocratSigned
William Thompson30/07/1997West TyroneUUPSigned
Nicholas Winterton30/07/1997MacclesfieldConservativeSigned
Paul Burstow27/10/1997Sutton & CheamLiberal DemocratSigned
Jimmy Wray27/10/1997Glasgow, BailliestonLabourSigned
John Wilkinson27/10/1997Ruislip - NorthwoodConservativeSigned
Huw Edwards27/10/1997MonmouthLabourSigned
Hilton Dawson27/10/1997Lancaster & WyreLabourSigned
Julian Brazier27/10/1997CanterburyConservativeSigned
Geoffrey Johnson Smith27/10/1997WealdenConservativeSigned
Stephen Pound27/10/1997Ealing NorthLabourSigned
Gerald Howarth27/10/1997AldershotConservativeSigned
Nick St Aubyn27/10/1997GuildfordConservativeSigned
Adrian Sanders27/10/1997TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
David Prior27/10/1997North NorfolkConservativeSigned
Ruth Kelly27/10/1997Bolton WestLabourSigned
Gerald Kaufman28/10/1997Manchester, GortonLabourSigned
Paul Goggins28/10/1997Wythenshawe & Sale EastLabourSigned
Eric Clarke28/10/1997MidlothianLabourSigned
Tony McNulty28/10/1997Harrow EastLabourSigned
Martin Smyth28/10/1997Belfast SouthUUPSigned
Betty Williams29/10/1997ConwyLabourSigned
Christopher Gill29/10/1997LudlowConservativeSigned
Jim Dobbin29/10/1997Heywood & MiddletonLabour Co-operativeSigned
Stephen Day29/10/1997CheadleConservativeSigned
Brian Cotter29/10/1997Weston-Super-MareLiberal DemocratSigned
Bill Olner29/10/1997NuneatonLabourSigned
Ronnie Campbell29/10/1997Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Paul Keetch29/10/1997HerefordLiberal DemocratSigned
David Marshall29/10/1997Glasgow, ShettlestonLabourSigned
Edward O'Hara29/10/1997Knowsley SouthLabourSigned
Alasdair Morgan29/10/1997Galloway & Upper NithsdaleScottish National PartySigned
Ted Rowlands30/10/1997Merthyr Tydfil & RhymneyLabourSigned
Vincent Cable30/10/1997TwickenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Sydney Chapman30/10/1997Chipping BarnetConservativeSigned
David Drew30/10/1997StroudLabour Co-operativeSigned
Joe Benton30/10/1997BootleLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham03/11/1997Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Julian Lewis03/11/1997New Forest EastConservativeSigned
Frank Roy04/11/1997Motherwell & WishawLabourSigned
Ivan Lewis05/11/1997Bury SouthLabourSigned
Rosemary McKenna05/11/1997Cumbernauld & KilsythLabourSigned
David Chaytor05/11/1997Bury NorthLabourSigned
Denzil Davies05/11/1997LlanelliLabourSigned
David Amess05/11/1997Southend WestConservativeSigned
Don Touhig06/11/1997IslwynLabour Co-operativeSigned
Ashok Kumar06/11/1997Middlesbrough South & East ClevelandLabourSigned
Terry Rooney06/11/1997Bradford NorthLabourSigned
Brian Iddon07/11/1997Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Ian Pearson11/11/1997Dudley SouthLabourSigned
Geraldine Smith12/11/1997Morecambe & LunesdaleLabourSigned
Laura Moffatt12/11/1997CrawleyLabourSigned
Harold Best12/11/1997Leeds North WestLabourSigned
Ieuan Wyn Jones19/11/1997Ynys MPlaid CymruSigned
Richard Livsey19/11/1997Brecon & RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
Ray Michie19/11/1997Argyll & ButeLiberal DemocratSigned
Keith Darvill19/11/1997UpminsterLabourSigned
Martin Caton21/11/1997GowerLabourSigned
Andy King24/11/1997Rugby & KenilworthLabourSigned
Terry Lewis01/12/1997WorsleyLabourSigned
David Faber02/12/1997WestburyConservativeSigned
John Horam14/01/1998OrpingtonConservativeSigned
Ann Widdecombe26/01/1998Maidstone & The WealdConservativeSigned
Alan Clark04/03/1998Kensington & ChelseaConservativeSigned
Nick Harvey19/03/1998North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
Howard Flight29/04/1998Arundel & South DownsConservativeSigned
Alan MealeUnknownWithdrawn

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