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Lord Blencathra (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 January 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

My Lords, I think that the noble and learned Lord is utterly wrong in his last pronouncement. Misery should not be a reason for an assisted death. The misery might be able to be removed. At Second Reading, my noble friend Lord Moylan stated that many people do not actually want to die; they want the things that are causing the feeling to be removed. They want better housing, they want better relationships with their family, they wish their love life was better or they want out of total misery. The noble and learned Lord is utterly wrong in seeming to extend the reason for dying beyond the severity of the terminal illness. We will probably discuss this better and in more detail in the next group of amendments, so I beg leave to withdraw my amendment.

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