“…I think—of the royal medical colleges take a neutral position on the principle of assisted dying, there is not a single medical royal college in this country that will attest to the safety of the Bill.”
Record by topic
- Mental health99th of 89038.0
- Assisted dying42nd of 39222.0
- Palliative & end of life care87th of 54016.0
- Medical ethics & regulation54th of 2268.0
- Learning disability & autism469th of 9056.0
- Public health & prevention378th of 7004.0
- Maternity & neonatal379th of 4532.0
- NHS waiting lists475th of 5432.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing244th of 3142.0
- Heart disease & stroke332nd of 4072.0
- Dementia221st of 2632.0
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What they’ve said
“…Nursing, and from GPs and medical examiners—organisations and groups that are neutral on the principle of assisted dying but have legitimate and significant concerns about the efficacy, workability and safety of the Bill. I was seeking to make an intervention earlier on my noble friend Lady Andrews.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…by the new untrialled process, involving non-judicial panels overseen by a new, tsar-like figure, the voluntary assisted dying commissioner. This seismic change was made without any input from the 627 Members of the other place who were not on the Bill Committee.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-04-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…uniform of the doctor who is having that conversation could suggest a position of authority that someone with a learning disability should show acquiescence to. I thought that was something for us to consider in the light of all these important amendments.…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…They all seek to strengthen the effectiveness of the voluntary assisted dying panels as a safeguard, because that is what we have been told they have been put forward to provide.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-02-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…s required for the state to assist a person to end their life, and, crucially, is the existing framework of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 sufficient for a decision that is irreversible, permanent and final? Amendment 107 addresses a specific but serious problem.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-02-06 · Read on Hansard ↗
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