“…I am also concerned about children in care and those with autism or other mental difficulties. Yet children in care are eligible for the trial. Who will independently represent their interests? Children under 16 cannot give legal consent to participate in this medical trial; a parent or legal representative must consen…”
Record by topic
- Mental health382nd of 89010.0
- Public health & prevention255th of 7006.5
- Cancer353rd of 6414.0
- Assisted dying179th of 3924.0
- Learning disability & autism758th of 9052.0
- Palliative & end of life care430th of 5402.0
- NHS & care workforce/staffing244th of 3142.0
Also active on public health & prevention
What they’ve said
“…It simply proposes that, if the Bill proceeds, before any doctor raises the possibility of assisted dying, the patient should first receive a psychological assessment from an appropriately qualified specialist. This is not an onerous hurdle but a basic and sensible safeguard.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-03-13 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…By contrast, raising the age to 21 would achieve the same public health goals, by the Government’s own figures, without punishing retailers or driving trade into the hands of criminals, as so well explained earlier.”
Tobacco and Vapes Bill · 2025-10-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…That experience left me sympathetic to the right to die. On a personal level, I would want that choice. I do not want my sons’ last memory of their mother to be like the one I have of my father, but personal experiences, however powerful, are not enough to justify enacting a law of such gravity.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…generation, we did not have phones and we did not have that exposure to predators, and we did not have so many mental health issues among the youth.…”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…It is fuelling a crisis in adolescent mental health. Last year, more than 800,000 children under 18 needed NHS mental health support. This is a national crisis.…”
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill · 2025-06-23 · Read on Hansard ↗
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