Biography
Baroness Hodge of Barking engaged on health and social care through three debate speeches covering cancer screening, end-of-life care, and assisted dying. On breast cancer, she challenged the NHS age limit for mammogram invitations, arguing that one in three breast cancers occur in women over 70 and nearly half of breast cancer deaths happen in this age group, calling for the government's review to conclude before 2027. On end-of-life provision, she spoke in support of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, advocating for the principle of assisted dying to allow terminally ill individuals to choose how they die with dignity.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to enable women over the age of 70 to continue to be invited by the NHS to have regular mammograms to support the early detection of breast cancer.”
Record by topic
- Cancer332nd of 6224.0
- Assisted dying277th of 3712.0
- Palliative & end of life care452nd of 5682.0
What they’ve said
“…She is right that a common cause of death in women is breast cancer, but age is a primary risk. One in three breast cancers occurs in women aged over 70 but, shockingly, nearly half of breast cancer deaths occur in women over 70. Yet the NHS stops inviting and encouraging women to have a mammogram at 70.”
Breast Cancer · 2025-12-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Dignitas each year; and for the many who die in pain each day, even with the very best of palliative care. I ask each and every noble Lord to reflect on whether, whatever they want for themselves, they are prepared to deny others the choice of how they wish to die.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
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