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HANSARDTerminally 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 have nearly finished. I have had many such conversations over recent months with those who support the amendment, including with palliative care doctors, nurses, hospice staff,…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 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 2025HANSARDDecriminalising AbortionI thank my hon. and learned Friend for introducing this important debate. Does he agree that at the heart of this discussion are some key principles, such as compassion, which he…02 Jun 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI refer my hon. Friend to my previous comments that the Bill and these clauses and schedules have been drafted with the highest level of legal expertise. It is not something I…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI reject the assertion that patients will shop around. Bearing in mind that we are talking about dying people, they are not in a position to start shopping around for services,…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for that point. The eligibility criteria in this Bill are very different from those in the jurisdictions he mentions—people with mental health…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for that intervention. The civil servants are clearly neutral on the issue. They certainly have not expressed any opinions on the content of the…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThe patient could request information, but so could doctors and other healthcare professionals. It would be wrong if people were not allowed to share that information if it was…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThis is not about eligibility; it is about the doctor’s change of circumstances, rather than the patient’s. If the doctor decides that the person is not eligible, they will reject…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention, and I agree that we must be respectful, but we must also be honest with each other. Amendment (a) to new clause 10 was tabled by the…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will just finish this point, because it is very important. I acknowledge the concerns that colleagues have expressed around this issue, and I believe they are the motivation…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will make some progress, if I may. This is essentially about providing flexibility for doctors while ensuring continuity of care for patients, and I hope colleagues can support…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillThere is absolutely nothing in the Bill that has any suggestion that any funding would be impacted by whatever decisions organisations make around assisted dying. I will make some…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI do indeed, Mr Speaker; you are absolutely right. The amendments that we are discussing today build on some of the work of the Committee, and I think that is important. We took a…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. We keep coming back to the word “choice”. It is about choice for patients and terminally ill people, but it is also about choice for medical…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will just make some progress, if I may. It is about not just patient choice but choice for professional people, too. We know there are a range of views on assisted dying across…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. The Royal College of Psychiatrists has a neutral position on the issue of assisted dying. If we refer to the impact— [ Interruption.…16 May 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillI will just finish this point. If we refer to the impact assessment, the number of people who will access assisted dying in the first few years will be very small. I think there…16 May 2025