I want start with where I ended in conversation with Minister Philpott on the safeguard that requires one to “immediately before providing the medical assistance in dying” give the person an opportunity to withdraw their consent. A person who is at home with medication that might have been prescribed months or perhaps years ago can hardly be immediately provided that opportunity to reconfirm their expressed consent. I fail to understand how that section can be given any meaning in practical terms in the context where there's no medical practitioner around and the medication was provided perhaps months ago.
On May 2nd, 2016. See this statement in context.