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Baroness Falkner of Margravine (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 30 January 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

My Lords, the noble Lord rightly emphasises that choice is an essential element of this. But in so emphasising, he appears to cast “choice” in a very black and white manner as if it can suggest, not perhaps 100%, but 99% certainty, one way or another. I am sure the noble Lord is very grateful that he has never been in the situation of the patient sitting in that chair, having a conversation with a doctor, as I have, unfortunately. I can tell him that it is not a conversation with one doctor; it is a conversation across a multiple range of people, because doctors want you to have second opinions and speak to others to see if they might think of how you might ameliorate your illness, particularly in the case of cancer.

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