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  Coroners and Justice Bill - Committee (5th Day) - assisted suicide
  
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  <p>N.B. THIS WAS ON A FREE VOTE FOR ALL PARTIES</p>
  
  <p><i>Amendment 173</i></p>
  
  <p><i>Moved by Lord Falconer of Thoroton</i></p>
  
  <p>173: After Clause 49, insert the following new Clauseâ</p>
  
  <p>âActs not capable of encouraging or assisting suicide</p>
  
  <p>(1) An act by an individual (âDâ) is not to be treated as capable of encouraging or assisting the suicide or attempted suicide of another adult (âTâ) ifâ</p>
  
  <p>(a) the act is done solely or principally for the purpose of enabling or assisting T to travel to a country or territory in which assisted dying is lawful;</p>
  
  <p>(b) prior to the act, two registered medical practitioners, independent of each other, have certified that they are of the opinion in good faith that T is terminally ill and has the capacity to make the declaration under subsection (2); and</p>
  
  <p>(c) prior to the act, T has made a declaration under subsection (2).</p>
  
  <p>(2) A declaration by T is made under this subsection if the declarationâ</p>
  
  <p>(a) is made freely in writing and is signed by T (or is otherwise recorded and authenticated if T is incapable of signing it),</p>
  
  <p>(b) states that Tâ</p>
  
  <p>(i) has read or been informed of the contents of the certificates under subsection (1)(b), and</p>
  
  <p>(ii) has decided to travel to a country or territory falling within subsection (1)(a) for the purpose of obtaining assistance in dying, and</p>
  
  <p>(c) is witnessed by an independent witness chosen by T.</p>
  
  <p>(3) âIndependent witnessâ means a person who is notâ</p>
  
  <p>(a) likely to obtain any benefit from the death of T; or</p>
  
  <p>(b) a close relative or friend of T; or</p>
  
  <p>(c) involved in caring for T.</p>
  
  <p>(4) D is not to be treated as having done an act capable of encouraging or assisting the suicide or attempted suicide of T by virtue of being with T when, in a country or territory falling within subsection (1)(a), T takes steps (including steps taken with the assistance of D) to commit suicide by lawful means.â
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