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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am going to finish. There will be stories of suicide attempts, post-traumatic stress disorder, lonely trips to Switzerland, police investigations, and everything else we have…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am not going to take any more interventions, because lots of people want to speak. Then there are the criminal offences that the Bill introduces—none of which exist…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI think we have covered that point already. These are not homogeneous groups of people; they have different views and opinions. If we look at the inconsistencies in the current…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillWill the right hon. Gentleman give way?20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am just going to make some progress, if I may. But, as I was saying, it is an either/or decision for us today: either we vote for the safe, effective, workable reform contained…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank him for his intervention, but I would say, as I have said previously, that people working in palliative care have a mixed range of views on this subject. I have met with…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am just going to make some progress. Patients must have “an inevitably progressive illness or disease which cannot be reversed by treatment” and a person is not considered to be…20 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank my hon. Friend for sharing her expertise, along with other colleagues with medical backgrounds who have worked with me on this amendment.13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am going to make some progress. However, it is most likely that these products are already licensed for other purposes. They could well be regulated through the Medicines and…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his constructive engagement, but he did not vote for the Bill when it included a High Court judge, and now he is trying to reintroduce a High…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am going to make some progress, I am afraid. The Secretary of State must also consult providers of health and care services, including palliative and end-of-life care. I am…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will not, I am afraid. It is the manner and timing of their death about which the patient will make a legal, informed choice, having been thoroughly assessed. As Professor Aneez…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will.13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillNo, I am going to make some progress, if that is okay. The substances that would be used would not be new substances. As we know, assisted dying is available in many other…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am afraid that I am going to have to make some progress, based on the number of Members who wish to speak today. I thank the hon. Member for West Worcestershire and the hon.…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will not—sorry. New clause 15 and amendment 54 make changes to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 that the Bill would necessitate. They would insert a new clause into the Act to…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI am afraid not. Coroners investigate suspicious or violent deaths, or situations in which the cause of death is unknown. Assisted deaths would not fall into these categories, and…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend is making a powerful point, and there is consensus across the House about banning the advertising of assisted dying services. His amendment, though, would be…13 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI have taken legal advice from Government officials to ensure that devolution is respected at every stage in proceedings. Where legislation that affects other jurisdictions needs…13 Jun 2025