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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, speaking in the House of Lords in the debate on Law Reform: Murder, said among other worthwhile remarks:
“It is worth noting, as was highlighted in the report, the sex difference in suicide pacts and consensual killings which usually involve male carers killing their spouses. That raises some very important societal issues around caring for those who are vulnerable. The threshold of exhaustion needs to be assessed differently for male carers, and yet health services are predominantly staffed by women, and it is women who are undertaking assessments with a view to respite care or enhanced support. It may be that we are not appropriate to assess male carers. . .”
“I remind noble Lords that Dr. Cox, whose actions were published as a mercy killing, was convicted of attempted murder. He was seriously admonished by the General Medical Council for failing to take advice from colleagues who knew far more about pain control and would have been able to offer constructive clinical advice in how to relieve the overwhelming distress of the patient. ...”
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