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Lord Stevens of Birmingham (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 January 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

On that very point, the noble and learned Lord’s Bill, at Clause 41(4), does indeed propose that an interpretation will be imposed on Section 1(1) of the 2006 Act, suggesting that he thinks there is some ambiguity on that point. As to the question about withdrawing care from an MND patient, surely the distinction between an act and an omission—the ability for somebody to choose to decline treatment—is a well-understood principle that has no bearing on the question of an assisted death.

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