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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 13 March 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

Data is not particularly easy to find, but it is so important that we examine this by looking at time of death. The data from Australia, from 2019 to 2023, reports that loss of consciousness was reported in less than 10 minutes in 95% of patients, with one that was as quick as 30 seconds; 62.8% of patients were reported to have died within less than 30 minutes after ingesting the drugs; and 85.9% died within one hour. That might seem reasonable, but 29 responses reported death taking more than two hours; seven reported death taking more than six hours; and the longest was 11 hours. This is why the drugs matter.

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