High Court sign-off for assisted dying to be scrapped in new bill

High Court sign-off for assisted dying to be scrapped in new bill
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High Court sign-off for assisted dying to be scrapped in new bill
Author: Athena Stavrou
Published: Feb, 11 2025 01:10

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Ms Leadbeater said the panel would be “wholly independent” and would need to be satisfied the decision by the dying person was “voluntary and not the result of pressure or coercion, and that the person had the capacity to make that decision”.

The commission would be led by a High Court judge or senior former judge and would receive all applications and reports from two independent doctors, which would then be referred to a three-member panel chaired by what has been described as a senior legal figure.

High Court sign-off for assisted dying to be scrapped in new bill Kim Leadbeater suggests allowing psychiatrists and social workers to approve applications under new amendments.

Ms Leadbeater said the two independent doctors would be required to submit reports to the panel on each person applying to the commission for permission to die.

Kim Leadbeater, the Labour MP behind the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, is expected to bring forward amendments for a so-called “judge plus” system, after hearing concerns during expert evidence sessions last month.

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