Member

I do not underestimate the gravity of what this Bill has proposed. Assisted dying, as we have heard, raises profound ethical questions. It demands safeguards, clarity and humility. But we must also recognise, as we have heard, that some patients take things into their own hands, often in ways that are lonely, traumatic and unsupported. This Bill is about whether we are willing to trust patients within a carefully designed framework to retain autonomy in how their lives end. Whatever position we take on the Bill, I hope we can hold on to that principle.