"My Lords, if I remember it correctly, the Motion that the noble and learned Lord put before the House on 8 January was a Motion that more time was required, not that the House needed to race through the Bill and proceed more quickly. The Motion did not say that …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, I have added my name to Amendment 65 in this group, but will first respond briefly to what the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada, said about remote consultations. This is the core of what we are discussing today. It is not just the doctor who needs to be able …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, first, some of those groups have had nearly 100 amendments in them, which is quite a lot. Secondly, in this week when we remember the Holocaust, your Lordships’ House—which, in making laws for the whole country, is required to respect people’s rights, including their right to freedom of …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, of the 43 amendments in this group, 35 are in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Pannick and Lord Birt. They propose a framework for a completely new process outside that already created by this defective Bill, requiring a service of both advice and assistance. This includes …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"I have been to A&E many times, particularly with my son, and I have never had a navigator. How does one have a navigator in A&E?..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"My Lords, very briefly, I support these amendments. The process is designed only to kill but, inevitably, as noble Lords have explained, there will be complications. People react differently to different drugs. Only with full information will the patient be able to consent. Without it, that consent cannot exist.
"My Lords, that is what I just said—why must the doctor discuss with the patient their wishes in the event of complications arising? Why is there no requirement to explain and discuss the risks of complications?..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech
"I want to be really clear about this, because it is so fundamental and so important. The noble and learned Lord just described Clause 12(2)(c). Sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii) are not relevant to this discussion, but sub-paragraph (iv) and paragraph (d) are. They require three pieces of information in order …..." Baroness O'Loan - View Speech