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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)In combination, amendments 514 to 516 and new clause 24 refine and strengthen the legal framework surrounding assisted dying, shifting the focus towards serious fraudulent…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)Thank you, Chair.19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)I thought we were going to get a full house with this group, but let us have a look. I am minded to support amendment 447, as I have previously said. I will wait to hear from the…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)I confirm that I am happy to support amendment 447.19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)I would have thought, given the hon. Gentleman’s views on the Bill, that he would welcome having an actual offence for the purposes of the Bill. Surely that is something that we…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-seventh sitting)I have nothing further to add. Amendment 504 agreed to. Amendment made: 505, in clause 24, page 15, leave out lines 22 and 23 and insert “— (a) providing assistance to a person to…19 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)The Minister has covered my amendments 497 and 498 very clearly, so I will not speak to them. I am happy to support amendment 462, tabled by the hon. Member for East Wiltshire,…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)In response to the intervention of my hon. Friend the Member for Bradford West, the evidence from Dignitas is really clear: there have been no cases of failure when using this…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I completely understand where these amendments are coming from. In many jurisdictions where assisted dying laws are in place, this would be an accepted part of the process.…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fourth sitting)The hon. Member is making an interesting philosophical point with his biblical references. I think the point he may be making is that there might not be any difference for the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)For the hon. Gentleman’s reference, I believe that the evidence is TIAB 425.18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I am not aware of the situation in America, but is the hon. Gentleman not reassured that the evidence from Dignitas, which we all now have access to, says that there have been “no…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)The hon. Lady is making some interesting points, but I am not entirely sure that they are within the scope of the amendments.18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fourth sitting)My hon. Friend makes a powerful point. I certainly have not heard anyone try to diminish the experience of suicidal people. We probably all have our own stories of loved ones who…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I can help my hon. Friend out on this point. There is an expectation in the jurisdictions where assisted dying happens that it happens in different locations, very much centred…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)To try to tie this together, I should say that there seems to be consensus that something has to be recorded in the event of complications. It feels to me as though what the…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)On the hon. Member for Richmond Park’s point, which a couple of people have made, I do not think anyone is saying that this is not a new situation—of course it is, as we are all…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I thank colleagues for a thorough discussion of a group of interesting and important amendments. Amendment 429, tabled by my hon. Friend the Member for Bexleyheath and Crayford,…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)My hon. Friend is referring to Oregon. Obviously every jurisdiction has its own methodology when it comes to assisted dying. Is he reassured somewhat by the evidence from Dignitas…18 Mar 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Twenty-fifth sitting)I think it is fair to say that the evidence from New Zealand is mixed. One family said that the final few precious hours of their mum’s life were mostly filled with stress and…18 Mar 2025