“…Holland that is relevant to the separation of the two services that he mentioned? A gentleman witnessed the euthanasia of his mother. It was done by an anaesthetist, who came in and said to the lady, “Now, I’m just going to put a needle into your vein and inject this medicine, and you’ll go off into a wonderful sleep a…”
Record by topic
- Assisted dying115th of 3928.0
- Palliative & end of life care190th of 5406.5
- Cancer353rd of 6414.0
- Public health & prevention585th of 7002.0
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What they’ve said
“…It would deter the sort of financial abuse that could happen during the course of the assisted suicide process and would protect, in particular, the most vulnerable.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2026-02-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I have attended and spoken at most of the debates on euthanasia over the last 35 years, and one feature that has always struck me is that they have been full of anecdotes. Perhaps we ought to consider that the Greek word “anecdote” means “unpublished”, which is arguably what most anecdotes should remain.”
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill · 2025-09-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I was responsible for setting up hospices for people dying of AIDS in London and in Uganda. The reason why these campaigns were so successful is that they were honest. They did not wrap everything up in euphemisms. Norman Fowler was the Secretary of State for Health, and he was absolutely honest and frank.”
Food, Diet and Obesity Committee Report · 2025-03-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Beyond the physiological aspects, we need a transparent, evidence-based public health campaign. A well-executed campaign has been successful in the past, although this has been denied in some quarters. Let us look back in history, as most of the answers are in history.”
Diets: Fat · 2024-10-31 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…For most of my professional life, I have been associated with hospices such as St Christopher’s, the Mildmay in the East End of London, the Mildmay in Uganda and the Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice in Surrey. I have learned a lot working in these places.”
Hospices: Funding · 2024-10-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
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