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An impending trial, whether one is bailed or remanded, or the sense of hopelessness a prison sentence can induce are particularly confounding factors when a person receives a diagnosis of terminal illness, in terms of what steps they wish to take. We cannot ignore the extent to which these factors will profoundly compromise their applications for assisted suicide, so barring them from the provisions of this Bill would be compassionate to both them and the alleged or proven victims of their crimes.