Member

My point is this: there is a real risk of implicit coercion at both interpersonal and institutional levels. This must be considered alongside explicit coercion in any future legislation. Keeping assisted dying outside the NHS may mitigate these systemic and institutional pressures. I have tried to find some ways to make the Bill safer, to minimise any unintended consequences on patient care and the NHS. Sadly, the noble and learned Lord responded to all my amendments with the words, “I don’t agree”. I conclude that my concerns, and the concerns expressed by the medical royal colleges and organisations representing disabled people, have not and could not be addressed.