Sir Nicholas Mostyn, a former high court judge with Parkinson's disease, advocates for the expansion of assisted dying laws in England and Wales. He argues current legislation overly restricts eligibility to primarily terminal cancer patients, leaving those suffering from debilitating conditions like Parkinson's without options. Mostyn expresses the intolerable nature of his own suffering and critiques the expected bureaucratic burdens posed by requiring high court approvals for deaths. In the wider discussion, evidence will be presented from various stakeholders, including international comparisons from places where assisted dying is legal.
"Mostyn said end-of-life suffering for Parkinson's patients was intolerable, with some unable to swallow or breathe. This is what I'm facing. And I'd like to know why opponents are determined to condemn me to that."
"He will also tell the bill's committee that plans to have assisted deaths signed off by a high court judge would add an enormous burden to the family courts."
"Greenwich said he will stress that the legislation was intended to regulate a practice that had been going on behind closed doors."
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