Assisted dying bill opens door to involuntary euthanasia, former chief coroner warns

November 18, 2024

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(The Telegraph via MSN) – The assisted dying bill risks opening the door to “non-voluntary euthanasia”, the former chief coroner has warned.

Ahead of a free vote on assisted dying at the end of the month, Thomas Teague KC, who served as Chief Coroner of England and Wales from 2020 to 2024, said in a new report that safeguards promised by supporters of the bill will not hold if it passes through the commons at the end of the month. (Read More)