Kim Leadbeater opens the debate with a call for 'choice, autonomy and dignity' in death, as campaigners gather outside Parliament.
One of the concerns that's been raised this morning by MPs is the issue of safeguards and coercion. That's something we've also been hearing from some of our readers on the proposed law for England and Wales, as part of Your Voice, Your BBC News. Mark Bonnington does not support the legislation in any form. He is concerned that people who are vulnerable will be pressured into assisted dying if the bill passed.
” Even though there will be safeguards in the bill, Durham based Mr Bonnington believes this won't be enough saying: “Economic pressure will pressure some elderly patients. We need to protect the vulnerable”. However Pete from Nottingham does not believe that the new bill goes far enough and should be a stepping stone. The 65 year old believes that anyone who is suffering and in the right state of mind should be allowed to access assisted dying.
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