More protections have been added to assisted dying bill, says Kim Leadbeater | Assisted dying
The draft law to legitimize death for people with final diseases in England Kim Lidepter, the deputy behind the legislation, said Wales will be strengthened and made more applicable through the proposed changes.
as House of Commons Prepare to discuss the amendments, Leadbeater said that the new protection has been provided to allow more examination of death requests with help, and to ensure that doctors and others are able to cancel the subscription to this process.
More than 100 activists have been collected on both sides of the death argument with the help of Parliament in a sign of the strength of this issue.
The draft law, which Its second reading passed By 55 votes, he was to face another vote yes or not Friday, the committee stage. But the Speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Huil, has given more time for discussion, which means that the only voices will be on specific adjustments.
Although there is no comprehensive vote, the discussion will be closely monitored for any signs of changing feelings between deputies. The opponents of the draft law talked about the idea that a number of supporters have changed their minds since then, but a few deputies have said this publicly.
Conservative MP George Freeman, who supported the second reading in November, said he would vote no, and there A handful of others It understands that they change their minds.
TV presenter and activists Esther Rantzen urged all deputies to support “a strong, safe and safe bill, carefully studied” to give legitimacy to death in England and Wells.
In an enthusiastic speech, broadcaster, Who suffers from lung cancer four stagesShe said that she and other adults with early diseases asked deputies to allow “a good and pain -free death for ourselves and those we love and care about.”
In a discussion on Friday, Jess Asato, a representative of the Labor Party, intervened in her question about Leadbeater if she would separate herself from what she said was the comment of Esther Ranzen “hateful and unique and respected about opponents of the draft law, which is stimulated by unreasonable religious beliefs. Leadbeater said she did not see the statements.
During the discussion, some deputies raised concerns that the draft law could allow applicants to “shop for doctors” to agree to approve death with help.
“I refuse to emphasize that patients will shop, bearing in mind that we are talking about people’s death: they are not in a situation that allows them to shop for services.”
Ithels, including conservative MP Rebecca Paul, have intercepted the idea that people who suffer from loss of appetite, mental health problems or learning difficulties can become under some circumstances qualified to die through gaps in the draft law, and urged more guarantees.
A group of deputies from medical backgrounds also called for their colleagues to support the bill, saying that most health care professionals “understand that the current law does not work.”
The letter of deputies was signed by three former doctors-Nil Chastry Hurst (Governor), Simon Obsseer and Peter Princeley (both the Labor Party)-and a former nurse, Kevin Makina (Labor Party).
They criticized what they called the idea of ”misleading” that medical professionals tend to oppose death with help, saying that investigative studies showed in the worst cases mixed feelings.
They wrote: “In our experience, most health care professionals realize that the current law does not work. It criminalizes sympathy and compels people to die into situations that no civilized health care system should accept: unbearable pain, unbearable suffering, or a painful decision to end their lives abroad.
“As doctors and doctors, we will not tolerate such a system in any other field of care. As parliamentarians, we cannot defend it now.”
under Timeline Huil is scheduled to vote, two groups of agreed amendments will be voted at the committee stage, first on Friday and then on June 13.
Leadbeater insist On Thursday, there was no significant decrease in support. “There may be some move in either direction, but it is definitely not a large amount of movement,” she told LBC Radio.
