“…Friend for being so generous with her time in giving way. As we can see from today’s debate, this is not a rare condition. Maybe some people think that it is rare, but it affects many people, including Helen, who lives in Roberttown in my constituency.”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying3rd of 392306.0
- Palliative & end of life care3rd of 540186.0
- Mental health36th of 89084.0
- Medical ethics & regulation7th of 22666.0
- Cancer18th of 64157.0
- Learning disability & autism259th of 90515.0
- GP access30th of 2479.0
- Rare diseases28th of 2079.0
- Heart disease & stroke44th of 4079.0
- Adult social care & reform113th of 3976.0
- Maternity & neonatal251st of 4533.0
- Diabetes68th of 1993.0
- A&E & ambulance response118th of 2723.0
- Public health & prevention427th of 7003.0
Also active on palliative & end of life care
What they’ve said
“…Every royal college has a neutral position on assisted dying because of that. I have been pleased to work with Members on all sides of the debate to ensure that this legislation is something that Parliament can be proud of, and the many safeguards in this Bill ensure that only terminally ill patients who are eligible u…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…e through the inclusion of multidisciplinary panels, widening the provision for professionals to opt out of the assisted dying process, providing additional employment protections, or prohibiting the advertising of assisted dying, cross-party working has strengthened the Bill.…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…As the Commission on Assisted Dying said in 2011, 14 years ago: “The current legal status of assisted dying [in the UK] is inadequate and incoherent. It outsources a healthcare issue abroad, especially to Dignitas, instead of the Government and Parliament assuming responsibility.” That was 14 years ago, and we are in e…”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“I thank him for his intervention, but I would say, as I have said previously, that people working in palliative care have a mixed range of views on this subject. I have met with palliative care doctors, and some are very supportive of a change in the law because of the suffering they have seen.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…If we look internationally, there are clear, well-established, safe and compassionate assisted dying laws in existence. On Tuesday I joined doctors from Australia who used three key words repeatedly: choice, control and relief.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-06-20 · Read on Hansard ↗
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