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My final point is another question to the noble and learned Lord, which I would be grateful to him for answering. I do not want to assume his answer, but I expect him to say that the criminal law is there to punish coercion. However, surely our job is to prevent coercion, not to put someone through the court system when coercion is suspected or spotted. Will the noble and learned Lord, either in the Bill or by answering today, explain how coercion will be prevented and how we can make sure that people do not, unwittingly or through force, choose to end their lives when it is not what they want?