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Thirdly, there is a genuine risk of misunderstanding. We have already discussed the importance of informed consent, especially for vulnerable groups. I suggest that, if the language we use in the legislation is not clear, there is a real risk that, for example, non-native English speakers, ESL speakers, vulnerable groups all kinds or people living with autism who perhaps struggle with ambiguity or allusion will also not understand precisely what is involved, especially given the natural human tendency to shy away from realities at moments of real crisis. Again, I will not quote them for reasons of time, but several witnesses at various stages in this process have raised concerns on this point. Once again, the logic points to providing for absolute clarity.