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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 20 March 2026

Debate

Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Contribution

One key point is that modern treatments and medical breakthroughs can also make forecasting with accuracy more hazardous. There is a lot of cystic fibrosis in my family. Those close relatives doomed as having this life-limiting condition have, wonderfully, survived far longer than anyone thought they would. They were told they would not survive but they have, because new drugs and treatments have had miracle impacts on life expectancy. Is that not something to celebrate? Nobody thought it was true. We just thought that they would not make it.

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