Dr Gordon Macdonald, CEO of Care Not Killing, commented:
“This is a deeply worrying move that puts a sword to the lie that changing the law can be done safely. Approval by the High Court was sold to members of the public and our elected representatives in Parliament as the key safeguard that would make this legislation the ‘safest in the world’, but because of fears that the Court system would not be able to cope, this important measure is being ditched. Instead, it is being proposed that we have a secretive panel, of people who support so-called assisted dying making the life-or-death decision. There would be no transparency and astonishingly, unlike the judicial process its replacing, no requirement to hear arguments from an applicant’s family or doctor if they have concerns. This is a disgrace that if approved will put the lives of vulnerable people at risk.”
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