Lauren Edwards: “The voters put us here to tackle the big issues they care about, not to constantly kick them down the road.”

All we are trying to do is put proper safeguards around this so people can die in a peaceful way instead of these horrible examples we are seeing in this country.

But I think it’s a really important thing that we need to do as a country, and I certainly felt a responsibility to those people who really wanted this legislation to be brought in, who were very frustrated, quite rightly frustrated, by…

I guess it’s important to live life in the present, and saying things on social media – obviously, as I’ve experienced, if you don’t think it through properly – can be interpreted in a different way than you intended, and can really store…

We must grasp that opportunity in front of us to create a holistic end of life care system that will deliver choice and dignity for every single one of our constituents.