Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Debate between Baroness Lawlor and Baroness Kennedy of Cradley
Committee stage
Friday 16th January 2026
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Friday 16th January 2026
(6 days, 23 hours ago)
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Baroness Lawlor (Con)
It is addressed to Amendment 30ZA amending Amendment 30. It is on page 2 of Today’s Lists.
It is all too easy imagine such appeals by a family to altruistic feelings. They do not want to cause distress or be a burden, especially to those they most love. In the dismal world where the Bill has become law, such ways of thinking will have become a social norm. That is very easy to imagine.
My amendment is designed to make that future a little less dismal, by putting in an obstacle to this insidious form of coercion by those the person in question may love most.
The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Kennedy of Cradley) (Lab)
My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Shinkwin, is taking part remotely. I invite the noble Lord to speak.