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British Medical Association Motion On The Commission On Assisted Dying And The BBC

EDM number 2030A1 in 2010-12, proposed by Penny Mordaunt on 18/07/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Medical ethics.

leave out from `House' to end and add `deplores any deliberate attempt to confuse euthanasia with assisted dying; rejects accusations of bias on the part of the Commission on Assisted Death; further rejects accusations of bias on the part of the British Broadcasting Corporation in favour of assisted death; and points to the numerous occasions on which the opposing view has been aired, such as Newsnight on the evening of the Terry Pratchett documentary, 13 June 2011, Question Time on 4 February 2011 and The Politics Show on 21 June 2009.'.

This is a ammendment to 2030.

This motion has been signed by a total of 6 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Penny Mordaunt18/07/2011Portsmouth NorthConservativeProposed
Zac Goldsmith11/08/2011Richmond ParkConservativeSeconded
Heidi Alexander11/08/2011Lewisham EastLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock11/08/2011Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSeconded
Julian Huppert05/09/2011CambridgeLiberal DemocratSeconded
Joan Ruddock10/10/2011Lewisham, DeptfordLabourSeconded

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