The article discusses the debate surrounding an upcoming assisted dying legislation in the UK, highlighting the implications noted in a government assessment that suggests potential financial savings from allowing assisted deaths. Campaign group Care Not Killing raises concerns over the ethical ramifications, arguing there may be incentives to prematurely end lives. Meanwhile, Labour MP Kim Leadbeater, supporting the bill, emphasizes the importance of examining human costs alongside financial ones, stating it’s crucial to weigh not just the savings, but the dignity of individuals in their final moments.
A campaign group has claimed that the impact assessment produced by the government on assisted dying legislation proves that there will be a financial incentive to end people's lives early.
Kim Leadbeater has warned: The cost in human terms of failing to act would be immense... It is right that we look at what effect changing the law would have more widely.
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