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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 6 February 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

Other amendments in this group are about recognising whether a condition is stable, and are there to protect disabled people, whose impact of impairment might mirror a terminal condition. The noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, talked about his impairment. I look to myself: I found out two years ago I have only one and a half kidneys. I would have thought that medical professionals would have told me that slightly earlier. If I chose to stop catheterising, I would very quickly experience urinary tract infections, backflow to my kidneys and almost immediate kidney damage, so would someone like me be included in the Bill?

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