I understand that in many hospices the emphasis is, as my noble friend said, on symptom control—in other words perpetuating, keeping things going—rather than enabling, encouraging and helping somebody to take their life in a dignified way.
Conscientious Objection (Medical Activities) Bill [HL]
Proceeding contribution from
Baroness Meacher
(Crossbench)
in the House of Lords on Friday, 23 March 2018.
It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL)
and
Debate on bills on Conscientious Objection (Medical Activities) Bill [HL].
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