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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 27 February 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

My Lords, I am quite shocked at what I have just heard. However, before I respond to that—I am sorry, I really am quite shocked— the noble Lord, Lord Murray, has said again, and it was objected to last time I raised this, that this is a life-or-death matter. These people are dying anyway and, therefore, a refusal of assisted death does not mean that the person will continue to live. They are going to die anyway and, indeed, may still commit suicide. We seem to forget that. If they do not get the assisted dying, they may still go abroad or commit suicide themselves, in ways that we know are not always reliable.

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