Labour MP campaigns for Assisted Dying bill – ‘shortening death is not ending life’
Labour MP campaigns for Assisted Dying bill
A proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales is published.
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, who proposed the assisted dying bill, plus a panel of experts met with journalists in Westminster.
Leadbeater said: “I knew I needed to do something that would really make a difference,” after she was chosen in the ballot to bring a private member’s bill to Parliament.
The MP added this is an “opportunity” to show Parliament at it its very best.
To reassure people, Leadbeater consulted with a huge variety of people. This included doctors, lawyers, religious figures and activists.
“This is not just about changing the law, it’s about having a good law,” she says.
Leadbeater: “no matter how good” palliative care is, some people currently “have a horrible, harrowing death”.
Under the bill, adults with less than six months to live given the right to end their own life. A doctor could prepare the substance, but the person themselves would take the final act.
The person would need to meet several requirements – including approval from two independent doctors and a High Court judge.
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