I agree with my colleagues on the issue of the waiting period. I think it protects an individual's autonomy to ensure that they have thought the decision through fully. Of course, most will do that, but there is still the risk that someone will rush into this in the midst of a psychological valley.
I do want to encourage some debate on the other part of this amendment that allows the request to be signed on behalf of a person, which presumably commences this waiting period. As I understand, the effect of the now-combined amendment is that somebody else can start the clock. It means that somebody else can say that grandma wants this assisted suicide and then sign to begin the process.
That doesn't negate the other consent provisions, of course, but it does create a further problem for deciding that there should be some process of deliberation if we, in fact, see that the initial request can be made by a person who is not the person receiving it. On that basis, as well as on the basis of the concerns raised by my colleagues, I think this amendment should be defeated.