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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 January 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

I want to deal specifically now with the issue that the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, has mentioned a couple of times. The sponsors have taken a selective approach of prefacing only some elements of GMC guidance on what is required for informed consent, increasing legal uncertainty. I wonder why they did not include them all. In Clause 12, only some elements of the GMC guidance on information that doctors must give to patients are placed in the Bill. From the five points that the GMC says information should usually include, it omits

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