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HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his correction. To clarify, I do not think anybody in this House disagrees in principle with the idea of not letting people suffer. I am…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend is not wrong, in so far as there can be two truths. There is a truth, for me, that the Mental Capacity Act does not deliver what we need it to deliver, and that is…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)The hon. Member for East Wiltshire answered that question eloquently earlier. Although the outcome is the same, we are asking two different questions. The question is not about…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)My hon. Friend speaks to my point and the idea that the Act has been tried and tested. When we are talking about coercion, and capacity in relation to coercion, I come back to the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I will be speaking to the issue in relation to terminal illness, because it relates to my amendment in another grouping. The reason I am making this point now is that it also…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I absolutely share those concerns, which is why I pressed the issue to a vote. As I have explained to my hon. Friend the Member for Spen Valley, I am grateful that the Royal…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I completely agree. Professor Owen also said: “I have had over 20 years of research interest in mental capacity. When I look at the issues relating to mental capacity with the…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I recognise that there are eight occasions, but when we debate later clauses I will talk about coercion and manipulation. Those also apply to the issue of capacity, and the Bill…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I absolutely concur that we are testing in regard to other jurisdictions. In Oregon, there is not just the assessment of capacity but a referral to a counsellor. We have had lots…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Ninth sitting)I rise to speak in support of the amendment tabled by the hon. Member for Richmond Park. The key word here is “capacity”. There has been much debate around the Mental Capacity…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)I am struggling with this, because it is clear from the evidence from our witnesses that that is the case where somebody has anorexia, for example, and they make that choice. As…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)I am just trying to understand what the hon. Member is communicating. Under the Bill, if somebody has anorexia, diabetes or kidney failure and has the capacity to make that…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)rose—11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)My hon. Friend made reference to that already being done, but where is the evidence that the capacity stage she talked about is actually happening? We had evidence from the Royal…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)Three psychiatrists gave evidence to the Committee in person: Professor Allan House, Dr Annabel Price, of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and Professor Gareth Owen. All…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Eighth sitting)Further to that point of order, Ms McVey. My concern is about written evidence that has been submitted but not yet read—I have certainly not been through the last batch of…11 Feb 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventh sitting)Q Thank you very much for coming today and sharing your stories. I have two questions. Julie, you said that you had family liaison and counselling. How long did that go on for?…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventh sitting)Q Thank you very much for sharing such personal experiences. Liz, you talked about your brother, and going over, and how peaceful it was for you. We have heard lots of witnesses…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventh sitting)Thank you very much. Pat Malone: As far as my brother and sister were concerned, there was no check for coercion. There needs to be, as in the Bill, but there are many more…30 Jan 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (Seventh sitting)Q My question is to Dr Price. We heard yesterday from Professor House and this afternoon from Professor Owen, who were talking about capacity and coercion. They also talked about…30 Jan 2025