In the event that neither of them felt competent to do the procedure, it would require a third physician. I can't imagine that happening in the vast majority of cases, but, on Mr. Rankin's concern about access, this is the kind of thing, unlike.... I presume the meetings with the two physicians who are signing off on this will require in-person meetings and some kind of physical examination. A consultation with respect to palliative care options would clearly not require a physical examination. It could be done very easily remotely. To suggest that added a degree of an onerous condition, that was substantially greater than the existing conditions, doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
On May 9th, 2016. See this statement in context.