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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 21 November 2025
Debate
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillContribution
A credible legislative framework must prevent institutional and societal coercion as rigorously as it guards against interpersonal coercion. The appropriate response to systemic forms of coercion is not the inclusion of particular words or phrases in primary legislation but, I suggest, the establishment of processes and structures that minimise the risk of such pressures arising in the first place. We will have an opportunity to discuss better structures later in the debate.
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