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From worrying to worse: the assisted dying Bill has lost its safeguards
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AS a doctor who provides palliative care, I have the privilege of spending time with people nearing the end of their lives, meeting them in their vulnerability and addressing their needs.
I was deeply concerned, therefore, when Kim Leadbeater’s Bill passed its second reading last November. However, I endeavoured to take the sponsor of the Bill at her word that the committee stage would be an opportunity “to continue the debate.” I hoped that the committee process would make the Bill safer and protect the most vulnerable. Sadly, my worst fears have been realised.
While there have been some valiant efforts throughout the committee stage to make the Bill safer, these efforts have been thwarted time and time again by Leadbeater and her allies. MPs have tabled more than 100 amendments to improve safeguards for some of the most vulnerable groups in our society. Astonishingly, virtually all of these amendments have been rejected.
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