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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 January 2026
Debate
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillContribution
Finally, noble Lords who spoke were unanimous in feeling that an amendment is necessary somewhere. They said that we need reliable information, that the word “demonstrably” should be inserted, that patients need to be fully informed and that they need to fully understand the physiological effects and we need to respect the Montgomery decision. I suggest to the noble and learned Lord that it is no good saying that we are not going to amend the Bill. He needs to come back on Report with a simple amendment that synthesises the concerns we all have that the current wording is inadequate, and put something in the Bill. It may simply be a case of adding to Clause 12(2)(c)(iv), which talks about
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