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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 March 2026
Debate
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillContribution
There is some basis on which a prognosis is made. Doctors can see the tumours. They know that you have an illness and they are making a point. The point is that prognosis based on median life expectancy is highly uncertain. It is only right that applicants should be informed of the limitations and the uncertainty of the underlying data behind such estimates.
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