"Theresa May has opposed the Assisted Dying Bill, saying she believes it does not have the safeguards in place to prevent people from being pressured to end their lives."
"The former prime minister said she worries about the bill's impact on people with disabilities and mental health problems as legalising assisted dying reinforces the dangerous notion that some lives are less worth living than others."
"She said that the legislation, which would make assisted dying available to adults in England and Wales with a terminal diagnosis of less than six months to live, could also be used to cover up mistakes made in medical care."
The Assisted Dying Bill would make assisted dying available to adults in England and Wales with a terminal diagnosis of less than six months to live. Concerns focus on inadequate safeguards that could allow people to be pressured into ending their lives because they feel they are a burden on others. Vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities and those with mental health problems could be disproportionately affected. Legalising assisted dying may reinforce the notion that some lives are less worth living than others. The legislation could also be misused to conceal mistakes in medical care.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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