widespread repercussions... Dying is not only a personal or individual affair. The death of a person affects the lives of others, often in ways and to an extent which cannot be foreseen. We believe that the issue of euthanasia is one in which the interest of the individual cannot be separated from the interest of society as a whole". 1 Parliament's Response To Calls for Change In 2004 Parliament established a second full parliamentary committee of inquiry. That Select Committee, chaired by the former Lord Chancellor, covered some 246 Hansard columns and three volumes covering around 1,000 pages of evidence and commentary. It took expert evidence from over 140 witnesses in 45 sessions in the UK, the US State of Oregon, The Netherlands and Switzerland, And it considered around 14,000 letters and emails from members of the public. When an 'assisted dying' bill was introduced into Parliament a year later, it was defeated by 148 votes to 100. Three years later when Lord falconer tried to amend another parliamentary bill to legalise assisted suicide, his amendments was defeated by 194 votes to 141.. A similar campaign to change the law in Scotland was defeated in 2010 by 85 votes to 16. Does this make parliamentarians heartless, insensitive bigots; does it make doctors or nurses unfeeling and uncaring automatons; does it mean disabled people organisations lack compassion or understanding of suffering or pain? 95% of Palliative Medicine Specialists -- these are the people who care for dying patients day in and