Member

In conclusion, the proposed amendments—adding “influenced or encouraged”, clarifying “pressured” as “externally or internally”, and broadening “person” to encompass corporate and institutional actors—would significantly enhance the safeguards in the Bill. Also, broader structural disadvantages which may persuade a person to end their life, such as poverty, need to be taken into account. These changes would help ensure that decisions to end life are made with the highest standards of voluntariness and autonomy, free from all forms of undue influence, pressure or encouragement, whether from individuals, organisations or internalised feelings. I support all these amendments.