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Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 January 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

My Lords, if I may just assist the noble and learned Lord, the reason I think it relevant is that if that multidisciplinary assessment is available, and the court has that evidence available to it, together with any other assessment made by individual additional clinicians, the court can then make an informed assessment as to which method or approach it is minded to deal with, particularly when it does not necessarily agree with the evidence of one particular clinician from whom it has had the benefit of hearing. That is the reason I think it might be useful.

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