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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 30 January 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

Suicide, the undesirability of dying by it, the illegality of assisting it, has so far been one of those moral presumptions. Yet the Bill’s proponents think it is obvious—not debatable, but obvious—that this particular rule can simply be cast aside. I do not agree, and Professor Keown said this idea

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