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Lord Falconer of Thoroton (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 12 December 2025

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

I completely accept that there are vulnerabilities in these groups. The question is whether we should exclude everybody within those groups from this right. Should we exclude every single homeless person or prisoner? We can disagree on this, but I am saying that I do not think that is right because the protections are sufficient. Finally, the noble Lord, Lord Carter of Haslemere, asked how we deliver our Article 2 duty to protect people from death when they are in prison and we are offering them an assisted death. We are protecting them through the detailed safeguards there are before the individual prisoner is entitled to have an assisted death. In my view, that will be an adequate protection and give adequate effect to Article 2. In light of my remarks, I hope the noble Baroness will feel able to withdraw her amendment.

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