UK’s assisted dying bill seeks to remove HC judge signoff

UK's proposed assisted dying law to be changed to remove judge sign-off
Britain's proposed new assisted dying law for terminally ill people will be amended to remove the requirement that a High Court judge sign off on each case, lawmaker Kim Leadbeater said on Tuesday. Opponents of assisted dying say the change would weaken the safeguards around protecting vulnerable people from being coerced or pressured into taking their own lives.
Replacing judge with experts strengthens assisted dying bill, MP says
The assisted dying bill would be strengthened by plans for cases to be signed off by experts rather than a judge, the MP behind the law change has said. The proposed law for England and Wales currently says a High Court judge must check each person is eligible and has not been coerced into making the decision to die.
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Labour MP Kim Leadbeater is proposing a change to the assisted dying bill that means cases would not require sign off from a High Court judge.
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UK’s assisted dying bill seeks to remove HC judge signoff; watering down legislation, Tories allege
Britain's proposed new assisted dying law for terminally ill people will be amended to remove the requirement that a High Court judge sign off on each case, lawmaker Kim Leadbeater said on Tuesday (February 11).
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