Ron McKinnon at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

I'd point out once again that part (a) of this amendment is already hard-wired into our safeguards. To receive medical assistance in dying, an individual first has to request it. They can't be compelled to do that, and they have an explicit entitlement to confirm that before medical assistance in dying is rendered, so I don't see that (a) provides any useful capability, any useful protection, and of course (b), as we have heard, is probably outside our jurisdiction, so I shall vote against this.