Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

Luke Taylor Excerpts

Friday 16th May 2025 Commons Chamber

The current system is clearly inadequate, unsafe, and lacks any compassionate and dignified options for end-of-life patients. I do not consider assisted dying to be any alternative to end-of-life care, and I will continue to campaign for better funding and resources for palliative care hospices, as will many other Members. The two must go hand in hand.

[Luke Taylor (Sutton and Cheam) (LD)]

Will the hon. Lady give way?

[Cat Eccles]

I will keep going, because of time.

Other countries that have implemented an assisted dying law have in turn increased funding and access to palliative care significantly, ensuring a fairer and more equitable range of options for patients. I believe that the safeguards in the Bill are more than adequate, and it is important to remember that doctors and healthcare professionals are constantly looking out for consent, competence and possible coercion in medical and social care settings.