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your panellists tonight are pollster luke tryl, uk director of more in common, and conservative home supporters of the bill had told this programme it told that terminally ill patients in such cases, that guarantee of a sign off at the final of stages after doctor fipel pf thjfee’etegee’efter dpptpr that sign off a serving w wawsweerint zqww ',-u'ag: w of a serving high courtjudge will go. been speaking tonight to an 5p. i�*ve been speaking tppight it.) an of this bill. they aren't opponent of this bill. they aren't
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socialworker. —— probablya kc. so, lots of panels, and above that a commission. kim leadbeater is sa inc, commission. kim leadbeater is saying. i've _ commission. kim leadbeater is saying, i've listened _ commission. kim leadbeater is saying, i've listened to - commission. kim leadbeater is saying, i've listened to the - saying, i've listened to the sessions when �* bill went evidence sessions when her bill went for committee. people were for the committee. people were saying they wanted more professionals what are professionals what they are calling a multidisciplinary approach. not lawyer a and just a lawyer but a psychiatrist and a social i am listening, she a social worker, i am listening, she said. there is that legal said. also there is that legal judicial element although it's likely to be a retired one although likelv to be a retired one although could a review you could launch a judicial review against the findings of the panel thenit then it would to a high court and then it would go to a high court judge. but spoken opponents wwtwhwewwwwwwww --..-.... .--- . the b|llbothfromthe w the £13365}?w’iignth’héwlqezzrww w of the bill both from the labour party and the conservative party. senior figure said, party and the conservative party. seniorfigure said, we party and the conservative party. senior figure said, we were told one senior figure said, we were told thisjudicial one senior figure said, we were told this judicial involvement one senior figure said, we were told thisjudicial involvement the significant in most significant protection in the and it looks like bill and it lookslikethey are it. they are saying that changing it. they are saying that kim leadbeater is making this up on the hoof, this is an amateurish way of going about i spoke a pf gping about it. i spoke to a �* labour pf gping about it. i spoke to a �*labourfigure, a former senior labourfigure, a former minister, they are saying kim
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m— leadbeater is weakening the key element. you legislate. there element. you cannot legislate. there is not much time left. you cannot test idea begins the we are now going to ee'eeeee eeeeeee fife efe ree? ee'he ee the ee'eeeee eeeeeee fife efe ree? ee'ee ee the evidence ee'eeeee eeeeeee iee efe eeie ee'ee ee the evidence sessions, it have the evidence sessions, it is now by line in of now line by line in examination of this bill. . , ., ., , this bill. kim lead ~= ~ . ,. back in this bill. kim leadbeateewason _ back in cm- this bill. kim leadbeateewason _ back in october and l this bill. kim leadbem _ back in october and this newsnight back in october and this is what she told about it. it would involve two medical professionals choice that i firmly believe people deserve it's a robust process to get to that point. let's to our panel. let's start with joe white, let's to our panel. let's start withjoe white, labour mp, joining us from westminster. —— jo white. us from westminstet. -- jo white. this bill
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you supported this bill when it would have the most stringent in place. w in place. can w in place. can you support now? it now? when i voted for it i had hue it now? when i voted for it i had huge concerns. _ it now? when i voted for it i had huge concerns. one of- it now? when i voted for it i had huge concerns. one of the - it now? when i voted for it i had| huge concerns. one of the issues was thejudge taking huge concerns. one of the issues was the judge taking that independent decision. i questioned it be a court hearing should be a court hearing because you would have to hear the arguments for against you would have for and against and you would have to make a judgment about whether the was being individual was being coerced. co—ocean is another big concern. —— individual was being coerced. co—ocean i ; another big concern. —— individual was being coerced. co—ocean i wondered )ig concern. —— individual was being coerced. co—ocean i wondered whether rn. —— coercion; l ponderedwhethepthere * be a much greater would be a much greater understanding if it is an ppderstapdipg if it'is'ap' ' ' personal and individual�*s personal choice and whether they are doing it because wish to end their life and it they wish to end their life and it isn't they are dipping for isn't something they are dipping for theirfamily or because isn't something they are dipping for their family or because they feel their family or laecaoee'th'e'g feel is in their ferpilig er hecaoee'th'e'g feel is in the background. they are w they are doing it w they are doing it for w they are doing it for theirw w i think ithtrengthens the family. i think it strengthens the bill and i welcome this interesting. when we were told supporters of the bill that the
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by supporters of the bill that the bill had anywhere in the world they didn't mean it because now you saying mean it because now you are saying this is stricter. —— that's interesting. i this is stricter. -- that's interesting.— interesting. i went to a number of meetinas interesting. i went to a number of meetings and _ interesting. i went to a number of meetings and met _ interesting. i went to a number of meetings and met lots _ interesting. i went to a number of| meetings and met lots of different people i was up my mind ww-=ww: way i would w w way i would vote. w w way i would vote. owne w w waw qudee waw quwdee taking wwajudeetaiang thawtw w w ww w a judge taking that decision. was a judge taking that decision. �*concern i had was another concern i had was our courts are snarled up. that a person who is another concern i had was our courts are sn that up. that a person who is another concern i had was our courts are sn that key that a person who is another concern i had was our courts are sn that key that a p cannot �*ho is another concern i had was our courts are sn that key that a p cannot wait for a judge to have time in their diaries to be able to case so case so this means a �* case so this means a fast their case so this means a fast and effective decision can be taken for that �* , i that person. eet is e 525252? " '” it will be. in that person. eet is e 525252? " '” it will be. m that person. eet is e 525252? " '” you l be. m that person. eet is e 525252? " '” you are . m that? you are somebody who is against that? you are somebody who is auainst , , �* that? you are somebody who is auainst , ,�* , isn't ordinary legislation. this isn't ordinary legislation. this isn't ordinary legislation. this legislation which gives the this is legislation which gives the state to the right to kill people.
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it gives individuals the right to i’cgives individuals the right to dying. f eves individuals the r' g¥ mm �* wultinwateryw 53k; wultinwatermewakews the state ultimately makes the decision. that is what is at the core of this. approves w w approves a decision if tjhjejsgate aootrwesa o'ecision. if an. wants thiejstcate aootovesatjecisiop if an. wants it. thejgggjtfg =.'§!'.elt!.'e=elw.%ii=1!'!!e!!-lt! wants it. ., thejgggjtfg =.'§!'.elt!.'e=elw.%ii=1!'!!e!!-lt! wantsit. ., ., , individualwants it. individualwants it. individual it? that's kggw the individualwants it? that's key thing. britain is the key thing. britain is traditionally a society traditionally a polite society and lots of feel the lots of people already feel the burden on their families the burden on their families or the taxpayer. we shouldn't even begin to countenance the idea of introducing right to - we are where we e.-- m: - mm g ht to die. ,-..,- what we are now doing, are... what we are now doing, because - because - are... what we are now doing, because - because the are... what we are now doing, - because - because the court heeaeeethetlhe.rheeeeeethe eeert is already they wwwwtwrying trying to w w trying to wa w w trying to wa way trying to wa way of w trying to wa way of making are trying to find a way of making this work tackling the core this work withoottachllngthe core in the this work withoottackllngthe core in the first place. one reasons why i don't think the reasons why i don't think britain works very well at the is everything is momeptris'everything is there is too much bureaucratic, there is too much bureaucracy. this isjust another example of that.
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bureaucracy. this is 'ust another example of that.— example of that. wait a minute... when you — example of that. wait a minute... when you had _ example of that. wait a minute... when you had a — example of that. wait a minute... when you had a - court - example of that. wait a minute... when you had a - courtjudgel := -:www := _www wthedecisionw.real w w w wthedecisionw.this w w w wthe decisionw.w this will w taking the decision. this will now become even difference between a high court ef�*e eeeef�*ee 2513555; 5 eee eff-41 approving it or a retired judge approving it or a retired senior high court approving really,w w w really,that w w really,that isw w w ree is a what is ice 5 .-cc---— ~ ~ ree is a reason ice 5 .-cc---— ~ ree is a reason why 5-21---— ~ ~ ree is a reason why some ---— ~ there is a reason why some people are practising on why some are somebodwy who w top active in activew in their and, look, it was said to you, victoria, at the beginning, this was to be, the legislation, the said to be, the legislation, the hallmark which made legislation from of the world. about in such a they talked about it in such a way that they �* how it was, that they knew how important it was, how it weeqee with that they knew how important it w
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