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Proceeding contribution from Baroness O'Loan (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Friday, 13 March 2026. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HL) on Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.


Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

I just want to ask the Minister about her response to the noble Baroness, Lady Lawlor. She was, I think, saying to the Committee that limiting the places at which you can get the lethal drugs that will be required for death would inhibit the process. I say to her that there are situations in which the supply of medication is limited in exactly that way. Some years ago, I had toxoplasmosis, and the only place the drug could be administered then was Scotland. So it is possible; such systems exist now. I do not quite understand why drugs to treat toxoplasmosis have to be controlled, but the suggestion is that drugs that will kill people do not.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
854 c570 
Session
2024-26
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Disclosure of information Advertising Legal profession Doctors European Convention on Human Rights Eligibility Drugs Euthanasia Learning disability NHS Patients Public appointments Privacy Older people Palliative care Psychiatry Regulation Social workers Clinical trials Remote meetings Terminal illnesses
Legislation
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
Link
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