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On 15 Jan. 04 the Liverpool Daily Post reported "Members of the House of Lords last night took the unusual step of setting up a select committee to investigate a bill to legalise voluntary euthanasia. The inquiry - the first for nine years - will call expert witnesses to consider whether a person should be allowed to request medical assistance to end their life." The committee will be chaired by Lord Mackay of Clashfern, a former Lord Chancellor. The members are: the Earl of Arran, Lord Carlile of Berriew, Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Hayman, Baroness Jay of Paddington, Lord Joffe, Lord McColl of Dulwich, Lord Patel, the Bishop of St. Albans, Lord Taverne, Baroness Thomas of Walliswood and Lord Turnberg.
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