Debate On Modernisation Of The Suicide Act 1961

EDM number 230 in 2008-09, proposed by David Winnick on 10/12/2008.
Categorised under the topic of Death.

That this House expresses concern that some terminally ill adults end their suffering by travelling abroad to die, committing suicide, asking a loved one for assistance to die, or are illegally assisted to die by their doctor; notes that the Suicide Act 1961 aims to protect vulnerable people by prohibiting complicity in suicide; welcomes the Government's plans to modernise the law via the Coroners and Justice Bill to make it explicitly clear that this prohibition applies to the internet; further notes that there are concerns that the Suicide Act 1961 is not fit for purpose; and calls for a full debate on whether the law should be updated sufficiently to protect vulnerable people whilst distinguishing between assisting suicide and assisting the death of a mentally competent terminally ill adult.

This motion has been signed by a total of 108 MPs, 1 of these signatures have been withdrawn.

MP	Date	Constituency	Party	Type
David Winnick	10/12/2008	Walsall North	Labour	Proposed
Evan Harris	10/12/2008	Oxford West & Abingdon	Liberal Democrat	Seconded
Crispin Blunt	10/12/2008	Reigate	Conservative	Seconded
Chris McCafferty	10/12/2008	Calder Valley	Labour	Seconded
James Plaskitt	10/12/2008	Warwick & Leamington	Labour	Seconded
Ann Cryer	10/12/2008	Keighley	Labour	Seconded
Paul Flynn	10/12/2008	Newport West	Labour	Signed
Paul Holmes	10/12/2008	Chesterfield	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Alan Simpson	11/12/2008	Nottingham South	Labour	Signed
Lynne Jones	11/12/2008	Birmingham, Selly Oak	Labour	Signed
Andrew Dismore	11/12/2008	Hendon	Labour	Signed
Jim Devine	11/12/2008	Livingston	Labour	Signed
Neil Gerrard	15/12/2008	Walthamstow	Labour	Signed
John Leech	16/12/2008	Manchester, Withington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Frank Cook	16/12/2008	Stockton North	Labour	Signed
Eric Illsley	16/12/2008	Barnsley Central	Labour	Signed
Kelvin Hopkins	17/12/2008	Luton North	Labour	Signed
Paul Keetch	12/01/2009	Hereford	Liberal Democrat	Signed
David Howarth	12/01/2009	Cambridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Oaten	13/01/2009	Winchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Paul Rowen	15/01/2009	Rochdale	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lorely Burt	15/01/2009	Solihull	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Stephen Dorrell	15/01/2009	Charnwood	Conservative	Signed
Martyn Jones	15/01/2009	Clwyd South	Labour	Signed
Robert Marshall-Andrews	19/01/2009	Medway	Labour	Signed
Rudi Vis	19/01/2009	Finchley & Golders Green	Labour	Signed
Mark Hunter	20/01/2009	Cheadle	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Chris Mullin	26/01/2009	Sunderland South	Labour	Signed
Peter Kilfoyle	27/01/2009	Liverpool, Walton	Labour	Signed
David Laws	27/01/2009	Yeovil	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Caborn	27/01/2009	Sheffield Central	Labour	Signed
Diane Abbott	27/01/2009	Hackney North & Stoke Newington	Labour	Signed
Jennifer Willott	27/01/2009	Cardiff Central	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Menzies Campbell	28/01/2009	Fife North East	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Berry	28/01/2009	Kingswood	Labour	Signed
Michael Mates	29/01/2009	East Hampshire	Conservative	Signed
Gerald Kaufman	29/01/2009	Manchester, Gorton	Labour	Signed
Alan Meale	02/02/2009	Mansfield	Labour	Signed
Richard Ottaway	02/02/2009	Croydon South	Conservative	Signed
Mike Hancock	02/02/2009	Portsmouth South	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Desmond Turner	02/02/2009	Brighton, Kemptown	Labour	Signed
Graham Stuart	03/02/2009	Beverley & Holderness	Conservative	Signed
Susan Kramer	03/02/2009	Richmond Park	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Harry Cohen	03/02/2009	Leyton & Wanstead	Labour	Signed
Edward O'Hara	03/02/2009	Knowsley South	Labour	Signed
Andrew Love	03/02/2009	Edmonton	Labour	Signed
Bob Russell	03/02/2009	Colchester	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Palmer	03/02/2009	Broxtowe	Labour	Signed
Ann Clwyd	04/02/2009	Cynon Valley	Labour	Signed
Andrew George	04/02/2009	St Ives	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Nick Ainger	04/02/2009	Carmarthen West & South Pembrokeshire	Labour	Signed
Mike Wood	04/02/2009	Batley & Spen	Labour	Signed
Martin Horwood	04/02/2009	Cheltenham	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lynne Featherstone	05/02/2009	Hornsey & Wood Green	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Jeremy Browne	05/02/2009	Taunton	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Lembit	05/02/2009	Montgomeryshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Mark Williams	09/02/2009	Ceredigion	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Andy Slaughter	09/02/2009			Signed
Fabian Hamilton	09/02/2009	Leeds North East	Labour	Signed
Roger Godsiff	09/02/2009	Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath	Labour	Signed
Bill Etherington	09/02/2009	Sunderland North	Labour	Signed
Colin Challen	09/02/2009	Morley & Rothwell	Labour	Signed
Andrew Miller	09/02/2009	Ellesmere Port & Neston	Labour	Signed
Elfyn Llwyd	09/02/2009	Meirionnydd Nant Conwy	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Bob Laxton	09/02/2009	Derby North	Labour	Signed
Adrian Sanders	09/02/2009	Torbay	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Gwyn Prosser	09/02/2009	Dover	Labour	Signed
Julie Morgan	09/02/2009	Cardiff North	Labour	Signed
Richard Younger-Ross	10/02/2009	Teignbridge	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Phil Willis	10/02/2009	Harrogate & Knaresborough	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Janet Anderson	10/02/2009	Rossendale & Darwen	Labour	Signed
Paul Farrelly	10/02/2009	Newcastle-under-Lyme	Labour	Signed
Norman Lamb	10/02/2009	North Norfolk	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Roger Williams	11/02/2009	Brecon & Radnorshire	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Sandra Gidley	23/02/2009	Romsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Frank Doran	23/02/2009	Aberdeen North	Labour	Signed
Martin Caton	23/02/2009	Gower	Labour	Signed
John Mann	23/02/2009	Bassetlaw	Labour	Signed
Tom Levitt	23/02/2009	High Peak	Labour	Signed
Glenda Jackson	23/02/2009	Hampstead & Highgate	Labour	Signed
Parmjit Dhanda	23/02/2009	Gloucester	Labour	Signed
Stephen Williams	24/02/2009	Bristol West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Angela Smith	24/02/2009	Sheffield, Hillsborough	Labour	Signed
David Anderson	24/02/2009	Blaydon	Labour	Signed
Ben Wallace	24/02/2009	Lancaster & Wyre	Conservative	Signed
David Chaytor	24/02/2009	Bury North	Labour	Signed
Tom Brake	24/02/2009	Carshalton & Wallington	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Judy Mallaber	24/02/2009	Amber Valley	Labour	Signed
Norman Baker	25/02/2009	Lewes	Liberal Democrat	Signed
John Austin	26/02/2009	Erith & Thamesmead	Labour	Signed
Jim Dowd	26/02/2009	Lewisham West	Labour	Signed
Doug Naysmith	27/02/2009	Bristol North West	Labour	Signed
Sandra Osborne	02/03/2009	Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock	Labour	Signed
Alistair Carmichael	03/03/2009	Orkney & Shetland	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Michael Meacher	04/03/2009	Oldham West & Royton	Labour	Signed
Emily Thornberry	05/03/2009	Islington South & Finsbury	Labour	Signed
Graham Allen	05/03/2009	Nottingham North	Labour	Signed
Kate Hoey	09/03/2009	Vauxhall	Labour	Signed
Martin Salter	11/03/2009	Reading West	Labour	Signed
Annette Brooke	16/03/2009	Mid Dorset & North Poole	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Richard Burden	18/03/2009	Birmingham, Northfield	Labour	Signed
Alan Reid	25/03/2009	Argyll & Bute	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Simon Hughes	30/04/2009	North Southwark & Bermondsey	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Hywel Williams	06/05/2009	Caernarfon	Plaid Cymru	Signed
Willie Rennie	12/05/2009	Dunfermline & Fife West	Liberal Democrat	Signed
Tom Harris	18/05/2009	Glasgow South	Labour	Signed
Barry Sheerman	16/06/2009	Huddersfield	Labour	Signed
Ian Gibson	Unknown			Withdrawn

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