Assisted dying could lead to coercion, warns Wes Streeting

The well being secretary has mentioned he’s frightened that legalising assisted dying could threat ailing individuals feeling “guilt-tripped” into ending their very own lives.

It emerged final week that Wes Streeting had privately advised colleagues he would vote in opposition to the proposal subsequent month.

MPs are due to debate the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on 29 November, earlier than voting on it.

Streeting advised BBC Breakfast on Tuesday that he was “concerned about the risk of people being coerced into taking their own lives sooner than they would have liked, or feeling… guilt-tripped, feeling like a burden”.

Assisted dying usually refers to an individual who’s terminally ailing searching for medical assist to get hold of deadly medicine, which they administer themselves.

Ms Leadbetter has beforehand mentioned: “The current situation isn’t particularly safe and there isn’t actually the choice that I believe people deserve and should have.”

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Keir Starmer mentioned he was “very pleased” MPs would get the prospect to vote on the difficulty – and that he would have a look at the main points of the invoice to resolve his personal vote.

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood has mentioned she is not going to assist the invoice due to her “unshakeable belief in the sanctity and the value of human life”.