Karla Adam

Yeah, well, I think it's helpful to talk about the debate in the House of Commons, which was incredibly powerful, respectful, emotional debate.

Kim Leadbeater, she's the main sponsor of the bill. She's a Labour MP. And she talked very movingly about choice and autonomy. And she made the point that this is not about shortening life. This is about shortening death. And she recounted some heartbreaking stories and said the current law wasn't serving people and that we need to have choice to alleviate suffering at the end of life.

Kim Leadbeater, she's the main sponsor of the bill. She's a Labour MP. And she talked very movingly about choice and autonomy. And she made the point that this is not about shortening life. This is about shortening death. And she recounted some heartbreaking stories and said the current law wasn't serving people and that we need to have choice to alleviate suffering at the end of life.

Kim Leadbeater, she's the main sponsor of the bill. She's a Labour MP. And she talked very movingly about choice and autonomy. And she made the point that this is not about shortening life. This is about shortening death. And she recounted some heartbreaking stories and said the current law wasn't serving people and that we need to have choice to alleviate suffering at the end of life.

Another very moving speech was given by David Davies. He's a Conservative MP, a senior figure in the Conservative Party, and he talked about how he changed his mind.

Another very moving speech was given by David Davies. He's a Conservative MP, a senior figure in the Conservative Party, and he talked about how he changed his mind.

Another very moving speech was given by David Davies. He's a Conservative MP, a senior figure in the Conservative Party, and he talked about how he changed his mind.

Those were just some of the very powerful arguments in favor of this bill. And so what were the arguments against it? Yeah, so there's an equally sort of passionate case against the bill.

Those were just some of the very powerful arguments in favor of this bill. And so what were the arguments against it? Yeah, so there's an equally sort of passionate case against the bill.

Those were just some of the very powerful arguments in favor of this bill. And so what were the arguments against it? Yeah, so there's an equally sort of passionate case against the bill.

And here we heard arguments about the need to protect the vulnerable, the sanctity of life, the need to focus on improving the end-of-life care rather than introducing assisted dying, especially for those who might think that they are a burden. And Diane Abbott, she's the mother of the house, a senior figure in the Labour Party. She made a very impassioned plea.

And here we heard arguments about the need to protect the vulnerable, the sanctity of life, the need to focus on improving the end-of-life care rather than introducing assisted dying, especially for those who might think that they are a burden. And Diane Abbott, she's the mother of the house, a senior figure in the Labour Party. She made a very impassioned plea.

And here we heard arguments about the need to protect the vulnerable, the sanctity of life, the need to focus on improving the end-of-life care rather than introducing assisted dying, especially for those who might think that they are a burden. And Diane Abbott, she's the mother of the house, a senior figure in the Labour Party. She made a very impassioned plea.

And she also raised a lot of questions about logistics. So what exactly would a high court judge do? Would there be a trial? What if the judge disagreed with the doctors? Would they even ever do that? Or is this just a rubber stamp? Danny Kruger, he's probably the leading opponent against the bill. He's a conservative MP.

And she also raised a lot of questions about logistics. So what exactly would a high court judge do? Would there be a trial? What if the judge disagreed with the doctors? Would they even ever do that? Or is this just a rubber stamp? Danny Kruger, he's probably the leading opponent against the bill. He's a conservative MP.

And she also raised a lot of questions about logistics. So what exactly would a high court judge do? Would there be a trial? What if the judge disagreed with the doctors? Would they even ever do that? Or is this just a rubber stamp? Danny Kruger, he's probably the leading opponent against the bill. He's a conservative MP.

He talked about how Parliament could do better than what he called a state suicide service, a language that some people said was inflammatory.

He talked about how Parliament could do better than what he called a state suicide service, a language that some people said was inflammatory.

He talked about how Parliament could do better than what he called a state suicide service, a language that some people said was inflammatory.

If you zoom out, you see these really two human instincts playing out, which is the desire to alleviate human suffering and the desire to protect the vulnerable. And it's playing out not just in Parliament, but also across society. We've had former prime ministers and faith leaders and those in the medical community all weighing in. And yeah, it's been very emotional.