An increasing number of political leaders are speaking out on the dangers that legalising assisted suicide would present to the UK and its’ citizens.
General Election 2010: Gordon Brown says no to assisted dying law, Telegraph, 15 April, 2010:
General Election 2010: David Cameron says abortion limit should be lowered, Telegraph 8 April, 2010:
David Cameron: Assisted dying is a danger to our society, The Daily Mail, 22 September, 2009:
Jack Straw: ‘I did not talk to Gordon Brown about Megrahi’s release, The Telegraph, 04 Sep, 2009:
‘…my worry has always been the potential for abuse. I’ve had some experience of loved ones in the terminal stages of illness…I just think it’s wrong to consider assisting someone in suicide.’
Gordon Brown signals his opposition to assisted suicide, The Guardian, Friday 20 March, 2009:
‘I believe that it is necessary to ensure that there is never a case in this country where a sick or elderly person feels under pressure to agree to an assisted death or somehow feels it is the expected thing to do.’