United Kingdom parliament
Simon Opher
Member of Parliament · Labour
Transcripts of what Simon Opher said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.
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House of Commons · House of Commons · 14 September 2026
Dr Opher: targeting of health workers and ‘healthicide’
“Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. My remarks today will focus on the murder of healthcare workers in Palestine and also the tremendous work of Jewish-led organisations that campaign against the illegal occupation. There's one moment which will always stick with…”
Watch from 6:53:53
House of Commons · House of Commons · 11 September 2026
Bill sponsor: implementation timetable, six‑month prognosis and committee scrutiny
“Can I thank the honorable lady for giving an incredibly strong speech as well. What I would say is as part of the core committee, we gave about 200 hours of assessment to this bill, much more than most government…”
Watch from 15:47Medical and mental health perspectives on capacity and safeguards
“I'd like to thank the honourable member for giving way. Does he acknowledge that actually, even with excellent palliative care, there's very similar rates of people demanding assisted dying? And in fact, even in 2010, when we had probably the…”
Watch from 2:15:52Medical and mental health perspectives on capacity and safeguards
“Can I just say there hasn't been one confirmed case of coercion anywhere in the world under any of these jurisdictions.”
Watch from 3:45:23
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