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Coroners and Justice Bill

If the noble Lord maintains that doctors and the medical profession have always been justified in their ethical and moral stance and have never had to change it, that is a position to which I would not hold, nor do I believe that he would. I offer it as an example, and we could look to providing the chapter and verse that he wishes, but that is not the issue. The issue is whether one is actually concerned to address the real pain and suffering in another person, or justify one's own present position and fears and concerns about changes that might take place. Or should one struggle with the difficult question of trying to find ways of ensuring that, in different circumstances, people are protected from the discomfort and pain that they are in? I present this as a real problem, which is a matter of debate in our community and legal services. I invite the House, if it has other thoughts about how this matter might be addressed, to provide those for further consideration and thought, not necessarily in this Bill, but in future when, without any doubt, this will come back again and again and, I hope, with more light than heat, which is the contribution that I trust we make.