Baroness Llora Finlay, a consultant in palliative care, has expressed significant concerns regarding the risks of coercion for vulnerable individuals should assisted dying become legalized.
Baroness Finlay highlighted the near impossibility of detecting coercion in patients, emphasizing the potential dangers to elderly and disabled individuals if assisted dying were to be allowed.
Canadian Roger Foley shared his alarming experience, revealing that he was pressured by medical professionals in Canada to consider assisted dying, raising concerns about similar scenarios in the UK.
Labour MP Kim Leadbeater believes her assisted dying Bill would have the most stringent safeguards globally, but critics question whether these could effectively prevent coercion.
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