You can’t say the regulations here will be strictest in the world, we don’t have any agreement what they will be. That’s the worry. As for the published Bill, why is the very respected human rights law group Liberty, saying that the safeguards are insufficient? Their director, Akiko Hart, said:
‘Ultimately, the safeguards in this Bill are just not robust enough, and leave too many details to be decided later, particularly at a time when there is already great inequality in our healthcare system.
We know that the impact of these decisions often falls sharpest on disabled people and communities of colour, who are already less likely to receive good quality of care.”
Ms Hart said there are “too many details” which “have not gone through a process of scrutiny, and as a result are simply not precise enough”.
She said there is a danger of the Bill “evolving into something it was never intended to be”, warning of risks that some people in marginalised communities could feel pressured into an assisted death.
Ms Hart added: “It is clear to us that serious human rights concerns exist and are not being considered due to the rushed nature of this Bill.
“MPs must bear this in mind when they vote.
“If they find it wanting, they should oppose it.”
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