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Lord Markham (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 23 January 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

The main point here is that, by definition, you are eligible for assisted death only if you have been diagnosed to be within six months of the end of your life through a terminal illness. That is the reason that you are applying for an assisted death. That is motivation for doing it, because clearly it is not like those people want to die. We have talked to many people, and I am sure a lot of people have, and they desperately do not want to be in this situation.

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