The following message is from the Hon Maryan Street, Labour, champion of the EOLC Bill. This highlights the importance of reaching out to our MPs, now more than ever, to let them know that end-of-life rights are important to us, and this issue should be prioritised on the parliamentary agenda. Kind Regards Yvonne Shaw From Maryan: I am writing with a sense of deep disappointment to say that I have today withdrawn my EOLC bill from the ballot. Thank you to those I have rung this morning for your understanding. That disappointment is tempered by my firm belief that I am doing the best thing for the bill right now. Any bill drawn now, will be up for debate in election year. I do not want my bill to be subjected to anything other than proper, sober consideration and I am concerned that heightened sensitivities in election year don’t make for the proper progression of my bill, in my view. And the risks of losing it under abnormal conditions (election year) are not risks I want to take with it. I know this won’t be a surprise to many of you, because I have been discussing this possibility with you for the last few months, but I know it will cause disappointment. Can I simply add that I remain as committed as ever to seeing this bill through, and I thank Don and Ann in particular for making me even consider taking it up. But you have all been wonderful to work with and I have appreciated your support enormously. I will continue to speak about it at every public meeting I am invited to and I WILL put it back in the ballot as soon as the 2014 election is over. In the meantime, you and I have work to do to make sure MPs and candidates are made aware of the groundswell of support for this issue at every campaign meeting they go to! I will keep working alongside you as you step up your efforts around work to be done next and in the election campaign. Thank you all for your support and efforts. Please feel free to circulate this email to your members. With my warmest regards to you all, Maryan.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:30:06 +0000
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