The UK parliament is modifying the assisted dying legislation by eliminating the required involvement of a high court judge in individual cases. This change, proposed by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, shifts oversight to an expert panel intended to enhance scrutiny of potential coercion in decisions. Although this removal raises concerns about the robustness of safeguards, Leadbeater suggests that the new system will still offer stronger protections than existing frameworks in other countries. An amendment will establish a judge-led commission for oversight, maintaining judicial review of panel decisions.
Leadbeater argues the new system will still offer the strongest protections compared with any other country that has legalised assisted dying.
The removal of mandatory high court involvement in every assisted dying case is likely to cause concern among MPs who had been reassured the safeguards were uniquely robust.
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