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Second Report - Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide
Health and Social Care Committee
HC 321
Published 29 February 2024
Government response
Third Special Report - Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide: Government Response to the Committee's Second Report of Session 2023-24 · published 9 May 2024
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Para 304
Committee expresses deep sadness over experiences of loved ones taking their own life.
Conclusion
We were extremely saddened to read and hear about the experiences of people who had experienced a loved one taking their own life, and our thoughts and deepest sympathies remain with them.
Government Response Summary
The government's response broadly discusses the report's focus on palliative and end-of-life care and the department's existing work, but does not specifically address the committee's expression of sadness and sympathy for those who lost loved ones to suicide.
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Conclusion
Not Addressed
Para 306
No current medical intervention can manage every symptom or pain for terminally ill patients.
Conclusion
We have heard a lot of evidence around the importance of a “good death” for both the person managing their terminal diagnosis, and their loved ones. Suffering, pain and managing a terminal diagnosis will be a subjective experience, unique to …
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Government Response Summary
The government's response broadly discusses its efforts in palliative and end-of-life care and the UK's leadership, but does not specifically address the committee's observations on the subjective nature of a 'good death' or the current limitations of medical interventions for all symptoms.
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