As someone who regards themselves as a socially progressive, pro-human rights, liberal, atheist, NHS palliative care doctor, I want to challenge your framing of AD as “socially progressive”, Luke. Freedom to choose state assistance in ending your life has to be balanced against ensuring vulnerable people are not coerced into ending their lives prematurely by AD - whether this is due to subtle societal messages that your life has no value, or lack of the basic palliative & social care that might make your life still worth living, or pressure from self-interested individuals. How is protecting the vulnerable the opposite of “socially progressive”? How is the elevation of personal freedom above other values synonymous with “socially progressive”? There’s a reason so many medical bodies & those representing disabled people opposed this bill - and it’s not social conservatism, it’s concern for vulnerable people. (I see more death & dying than almost anyone & I happen to be pro AD, btw, provided a legal change is safe. This bill was very far from that.)