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Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 January 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

The noble Lord makes a good point: how do you, in dealing with a wide range of cultures, establish that it is the informed wish of the individual that they want an assisted death? You cannot prescribe in a Bill how you would do it in every case, but there is absolutely no doubt, as far as the Bill is concerned, that the establishment of that informed wish is the basic foundation before you get there. Therefore, in each case, if it involves a different culture or a different language, that must be gone through before you can be satisfied.

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