Charlie Falconer and Charles Moore

‘Not all suffering can be relieved’: A debate on assisted dying

Credit: John Broadley 
issue 19 October 2024

As Kim Leadbeater’s private member’s bill comes before the Commons, the former justice secretary Lord Falconer (who introduced a similar bill to the Lords) and The Spectator’s chairman Lord Moore debate assisted dying.

‘When people talk about the moral overreach of the state, they are blind to the fact the state is already there’

CHARLIE FALCONER: The law has effectively broken down.

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