§ Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton)I wish to present a petition, signed by people across the United Kingdom, against euthanasia and assisted suicide.
More than 93,000 people have signed this petition, almost twice the number who signed the pro-euthanasia petition calling for assisted suicide. It reflects the concern of members of the public at the activities of 224 the pro-euthanasia lobby and the legislation that is imminent from the Lord Chancellor's office and the Department of Health.
The petition states: Wherefore your petitioners pray that your honourable House urge the Government to introduce without delay proposals for legislation which outlaw the withdrawal of food and fluid (however delivered) with the purpose or intention of causing death by omission.And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.To lie upon the Table.