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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

My Lords, I only want to challenge the point that was made that the Bill suggests that six months is inevitable. It does not do that at all. In fact, all Clause 7 says is that if you go to the doctor, there will be a record of a preliminary discussion. It does not say anything else. Clause 8 refers to the initial request for assistance and first declaration. Where does the idea come from that the Bill somehow inevitably leads to a six-month progression? There is no such thing in it, other than the fact that the doctor is required by law to produce a written record of the preliminary discussion. In that preliminary discussion, he or she could raise a whole range of things, as we have heard from noble Baroness, Lady Cass, and a number of others.